diff --git a/Poseiden-skeleton/pom.xml b/Poseiden-skeleton/pom.xml
index a7dcbc04dc..1812ceaee5 100644
--- a/Poseiden-skeleton/pom.xml
+++ b/Poseiden-skeleton/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.4.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.7.8</version>
 		<relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
+		<spring.version>2.7.8</spring.version>
+		<hibernate-validator.version>8.0.0.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
+		<junit-jupiter.version>5.9.2</junit-jupiter.version>
+		<junit-platform.version>1.9.2</junit-platform.version>
+		<assertj.version>3.24.2</assertj.version>
+		<jacoco.version>0.8.8</jacoco.version>
+		<failsafe.version>3.0.0</failsafe.version>
+		<lombok.version>1.18.26</lombok.version>
+		<maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version>3.4.2</maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version>
+		<maven-site-plugin.version>3.7.1</maven-site-plugin.version>
+		<validation-api.version>2.0.1.Final</validation-api.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -53,13 +64,81 @@
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
-			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+			<groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+			<artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
 			<artifactId>h2</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.projectlombok/lombok -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+			<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+			<version>${lombok.version}</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-api -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+			<version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+					<artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.junit.platform/junit-platform-runner -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit-platform-runner</artifactId>
+			<version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.assertj/assertj-core -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+			<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+			<version>${assertj.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
+			<artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
+			<version>${validation-api.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.hibernate.validator</groupId>
+			<artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
+			<version>${hibernate-validator.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			<version>${jacoco.version}</version>
+			<type>maven-plugin</type>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+			<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+			<version>${failsafe.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-project-info-reports-plugin -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+			<artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+			<version>${maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
@@ -68,7 +147,117 @@
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+				<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${jacoco.version}</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>pre-unit-test</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<destFile>${project.build.directory}/coverage-reports/jacoco-ut.exec</destFile>
+							<propertyName>surefireArgLine</propertyName>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>post-unit-test</id>
+						<phase>test</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>report</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<dataFile>${project.build.directory}/coverage-reports/jacoco-ut.exec</dataFile>
+							<outputDirectory>${project.reporting.outputDirectory}/jacoco-ut</outputDirectory>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>pre-integration-test</id>
+						<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<destFile>${project.build.directory}/coverage-reports/jacoco-it.exec</destFile>
+							<propertyName>failsafeArgLine</propertyName>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>post-integration-test</id>
+						<phase>post-integration-test</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>report</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<dataFile>${project.build.directory}/coverage-reports/jacoco-it.exec</dataFile>
+							<outputDirectory>${project.reporting.outputDirectory}/jacoco-it</outputDirectory>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<excludes>
+						<exclude>
+							<groupId>org.project-lombok</groupId>
+							<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+						</exclude>
+					</excludes>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>9</source>
+					<target>9</target>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+			<!-- Used for unit tests -->
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<!--suppress UnresolvedMavenProperty -->
+					<argLine>${surefireArgLine}</argLine>
+					<excludes>
+						<exclude>**/IT*.java</exclude>
+					</excludes>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+			<!-- Used for integration tests -->
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>integration-tests</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>integration-test</goal>
+							<goal>verify</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<!--suppress UnresolvedMavenProperty -->
+							<argLine>${failsafeArgLine}</argLine>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${maven-site-plugin.version}</version>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version}</version>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
-
 </project>