diff --git a/appengine-java11/appengine-simple-jetty-main/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/appengine-simple-jetty-main/pom.xml
index 78bbad106a9..f2703611b48 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/appengine-simple-jetty-main/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/appengine-simple-jetty-main/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.11</version>
+    <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>1.6.0</version>
         <executions>
-          <execution><goals><goal>java</goal></goals></execution>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>java</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
         </executions>
         <configuration>
           <mainClass>com.example.appengine.demo.jettymain.Main</mainClass>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/cloudsql/README.md b/appengine-java11/cloudsql/README.md
index cc5cbff7043..51ed1b24b3b 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/cloudsql/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/cloudsql/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ cp ../../../appengine-java11/cloudsql/pom.xml ./
 
 The following command will deploy the application to your Google Cloud project:
 ```
-mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 View your application:
diff --git a/appengine-java11/cloudsql/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/cloudsql/pom.xml
index a3b872097c4..5c802bb84be 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/cloudsql/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/cloudsql/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.11</version>
+    <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <version>cloudsql</version>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/gaeinfo/README.md b/appengine-java11/gaeinfo/README.md
index 4117413536b..f3f3a82b466 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/gaeinfo/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/gaeinfo/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Main class to your classpath:
 
 - Deploy to App Engine standard environment using the following Maven command.
 ```
-   mvn appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+   mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 - Direct your browser to `https://<your-project-id>.appspot.com`.
 - View more in-depth metrics data on the [StackDriver Monitoring Dashboard][dashboard]
diff --git a/appengine-java11/gaeinfo/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/gaeinfo/pom.xml
index 537717a2300..14ec525c878 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/gaeinfo/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/gaeinfo/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Copyright 2019 Google LLC
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.11</version>
+    <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ Copyright 2019 Google LLC
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <version>gaeinfo</version>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      
+
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/guestbook-cloud-firestore/README.md b/appengine-java11/guestbook-cloud-firestore/README.md
index 8f1e068ebb5..b46d96fdff3 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/guestbook-cloud-firestore/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/guestbook-cloud-firestore/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ from the Select a database service screen:
 Deploy your application using the maven plugin:
 
 ```
-mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 View your application:
diff --git a/appengine-java11/guestbook-cloud-firestore/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/guestbook-cloud-firestore/pom.xml
index c509b26a512..6dbef1675a3 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/guestbook-cloud-firestore/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/guestbook-cloud-firestore/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
       <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.11</version>
+      <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <version>guestbook</version>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/helloworld-servlet/README.md b/appengine-java11/helloworld-servlet/README.md
index 260f045c581..cd81dab1ebf 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/helloworld-servlet/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/helloworld-servlet/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ Then visit: http://localhost:8080/hello
 While in the `helloworld-servlet` directory, use the `appengine-maven-plugin` to
 deploy your app:
 ```
-mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 Then visit:  https://YOUR-PROJECT-ID.appspot.com/hello
diff --git a/appengine-java11/helloworld-servlet/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/helloworld-servlet/pom.xml
index 507bb616793..5713429c9a7 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/helloworld-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/helloworld-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ limitations under the License.
   <parent>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
       <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.11</version>
+      <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- [START gae_java11_properties] -->
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <version>helloworld</version>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/http-server/README.md b/appengine-java11/http-server/README.md
index b27ea236705..e9551b1c81e 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/http-server/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/http-server/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ See [Prerequisites](../README.md#Prerequisites).
 ## Deploy to App Engine Standard
 
 ```
-mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 To view your app, use command:
diff --git a/appengine-java11/http-server/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/http-server/pom.xml
index c57d7af722d..b6e49edc728 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/http-server/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/http-server/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  <parent>
    <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
    <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-   <version>1.0.11</version>
+   <version>1.0.12</version>
  </parent>
 
 
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@
           </archive>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      
+
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <version>http-server</version>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/README.md b/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/README.md
index 8405870bcd4..07642d80cba 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See [Prerequisites](../README.md#Prerequisites).
 ## Deploying
 
 ```bash
- mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+ mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 To view your app, use command:
diff --git a/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/pom.xml
index 9837a29fc5d..4caec2c2c95 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -15,173 +15,174 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 -->
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <groupId>com.example.appengine</groupId>
-    <artifactId>kotlin-ktor</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.1</version>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>com.example.appengine</groupId>
+  <artifactId>kotlin-ktor</artifactId>
+  <version>0.0.1</version>
 
-    <!--
-    The parent pom defines common style checks and testing strategies for our samples.
-    Removing or replacing it should not affect the execution of the samples in anyway.
-    -->
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
-        <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.11</version>
-    </parent>
+  <!--
+  The parent pom defines common style checks and testing strategies for our samples.
+  Removing or replacing it should not affect the execution of the samples in anyway.
+  -->
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
+    <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.12</version>
+  </parent>
 
-    <properties>
-        <kotlin.code.style>official</kotlin.code.style>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <kotlin.compiler.incremental>true</kotlin.compiler.incremental>
-        <main.class>io.ktor.server.netty.EngineMain</main.class>
-        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-    </properties>
+  <properties>
+    <kotlin.code.style>official</kotlin.code.style>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <kotlin.compiler.incremental>true</kotlin.compiler.incremental>
+    <main.class>io.ktor.server.netty.EngineMain</main.class>
+    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+  </properties>
 
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>repo1</id>
-            <url>https://jcenter.bintray.com</url>
-            <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
-            <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
-        </repository>
-        <repository>
-            <id>repo2</id>
-            <url>https://kotlin.bintray.com/ktor</url>
-            <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
-            <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
-
-    <dependencyManagement>
-        <dependencies>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
-                <artifactId>ktor-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>1.3.2</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
-    </dependencyManagement>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <url>https://jcenter.bintray.com</url>
+      <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
+      <snapshots><enabled>false</enabled></snapshots>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo2</id>
+      <url>https://kotlin.bintray.com/ktor</url>
+      <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
+      <snapshots><enabled>false</enabled></snapshots>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-            <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib-jdk8</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.70</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ktor-server-netty</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0-alpha4</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ktor-server-core</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ktor-server-host-common</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ktor-server-tests</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ktor-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>1.3.2</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+      <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib-jdk8</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3.70</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-server-netty</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3.0-alpha4</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-server-core</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-server-host-common</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-server-tests</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src</sourceDirectory>
-        <testSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/test</testSourceDirectory>
-        <resources>
-            <resource>
-                <directory>${project.basedir}/resources</directory>
-            </resource>
-        </resources>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration><source>1.8</source><target>1.8</target></configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-                <version>1.3.70</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>compile</id>
-                        <goals><goal>compile</goal></goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <experimentalCoroutines>enable</experimentalCoroutines>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>test-compile</id>
-                        <goals><goal>test-compile</goal></goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <experimentalCoroutines>enable</experimentalCoroutines>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.0</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                            <mainClass>${main.class}</mainClass>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.0</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>make-assembly</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals> <goal>single</goal> </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <archive>
-                                <manifest>
-                                    <mainClass>${main.class}</mainClass>
-                                </manifest>
-                            </archive>
-                            <descriptorRefs>
-                                <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-                            </descriptorRefs>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <!-- Add App Engine plugin -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
-                <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.0</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <version>kotlin-ktor</version>
-                    <!-- Ktor generator moved from Maven convention of src/main/* to simply th top level project directory -->
-                    <appEngineDirectory>./</appEngineDirectory>
-                    <!-- Tell App Engine plugin to use the Fat JAR with all of the dependencies -->
-                    <artifact>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}-jar-with-dependencies.jar</artifact>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src</sourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/test</testSourceDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${project.basedir}/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration><source>1.8</source><target>1.8</target></configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+        <version>1.3.70</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>compile</id>
+            <goals><goal>compile</goal></goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <experimentalCoroutines>enable</experimentalCoroutines>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>test-compile</id>
+            <goals><goal>test-compile</goal></goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <experimentalCoroutines>enable</experimentalCoroutines>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.2.0</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <archive>
+            <manifest>
+              <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+              <mainClass>${main.class}</mainClass>
+            </manifest>
+          </archive>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.2.0</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>make-assembly</id>
+            <phase>package</phase>
+            <goals> <goal>single</goal> </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <archive>
+                <manifest>
+                  <mainClass>${main.class}</mainClass>
+                </manifest>
+              </archive>
+              <descriptorRefs>
+                <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+              </descriptorRefs>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <!-- Add App Engine plugin -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.2.0</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
+          <version>kotlin-ktor</version>
+          <!-- Ktor generator moved from Maven convention of src/main/* to simply th top level project directory -->
+          <appEngineDirectory>./</appEngineDirectory>
+          <!-- Tell App Engine plugin to use the Fat JAR with all of the dependencies -->
+          <artifact>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}-jar-with-dependencies.jar</artifact>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/micronaut-helloworld/README.md b/appengine-java11/micronaut-helloworld/README.md
index 975875c96e4..ab62c4e6c42 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/micronaut-helloworld/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/micronaut-helloworld/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See [Prerequisites](../README.md#Prerequisites).
 ## Deploying
 
 ```bash
- mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+ mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 To view your app, use command:
diff --git a/appengine-java11/micronaut-helloworld/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/micronaut-helloworld/pom.xml
index 85a71279526..10e99594244 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/micronaut-helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/micronaut-helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <!-- <parent>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
       <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.11</version>
+      <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent> -->
 
   <properties>
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <version>micronaut-helloworld</version>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/oauth2/README.md b/appengine-java11/oauth2/README.md
index 00d3c12c603..26369e67a9c 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/oauth2/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/oauth2/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ origin: `https://<PROJECT_ID>.appspot.com/oauth2callback`.
 ## Deploy to App Engine Standard
 
 ```
-mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 To view your app, use command:
diff --git a/appengine-java11/oauth2/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/oauth2/pom.xml
index 49eb3092098..c2a7701dc65 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/oauth2/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/oauth2/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <parent>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
       <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.11</version>
+      <version>1.0.12</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
           <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.2.0</version>
           <configuration>
+            <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
             <version>oauth2</version>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/quarkus-helloworld/README.md b/appengine-java11/quarkus-helloworld/README.md
index facd1c43536..54c3f7c1a74 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/quarkus-helloworld/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/quarkus-helloworld/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See [Prerequisites](../README.md#Prerequisites).
 ## Deploying
 
 ```bash
- mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+ mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 To view your app, use command:
diff --git a/appengine-java11/quarkus-helloworld/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/quarkus-helloworld/pom.xml
index 096f8de36d0..9e2b4b7e207 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/quarkus-helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/quarkus-helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
-  Copyright 2019 Google LLC
-  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  limitations under the License.
+Copyright 2019 Google LLC
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
 -->
 <project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.example.appengine.quarkus</groupId>
   <artifactId>quarkus-helloworld</artifactId>
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
   Removing or replacing it should not affect the execution of the samples in anyway.
   -->
   <parent>
-      <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
-      <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.11</version>
+    <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
+    <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -88,12 +88,13 @@
           </systemProperties>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Plugin needed to use `mvn appengine:deploy` command -->
+      <!-- Plugin needed to use `mvn clean package appengine:deploy` command -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <version>quarkus-helloworld</version>
           <artifact>${project.build.directory}/quarkus-helloworld-1.0-SNAPSHOT-runner.jar</artifact>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/spanner/README.md b/appengine-java11/spanner/README.md
index 9e28e213349..a16ea39f680 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/spanner/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/spanner/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Note : by default all the spanner example operations run in order, this operatio
 
 ## Deploying
 ```
-mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 To see the results of the deployed sample application, open
diff --git a/appengine-java11/spanner/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/spanner/pom.xml
index 7bd390795e2..44fc829f985 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/spanner/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/spanner/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.11</version>
+    <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <version>spanner</version>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/sparkjava-helloworld/README.md b/appengine-java11/sparkjava-helloworld/README.md
index c76adc4171e..a4af6bccd47 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/sparkjava-helloworld/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/sparkjava-helloworld/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See [Prerequisites](../README.md#Prerequisites).
 ## Deploying
 
 ```bash
- mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+ mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 To view your app, use command:
diff --git a/appengine-java11/sparkjava-helloworld/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/sparkjava-helloworld/pom.xml
index 4dfbda14238..331c9d520e5 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/sparkjava-helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/sparkjava-helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ limitations under the License.
   <parent>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
       <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.11</version>
+      <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ limitations under the License.
         <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
-        <configuration>
+				<configuration>
+					<projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <artifact>${project.build.directory}/sparkjava-helloworld-1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar</artifact>
       	  <version>sparkjava-helloworld</version>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/springboot-helloworld/README.md b/appengine-java11/springboot-helloworld/README.md
index a466d9a13e1..33caf449dbd 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/springboot-helloworld/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/springboot-helloworld/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See [Prerequisites](../README.md#Prerequisites).
 ## Deploying
 
 ```bash
- mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+ mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 To view your app, use command:
diff --git a/appengine-java11/springboot-helloworld/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/springboot-helloworld/pom.xml
index 175544b6e2b..3644531546b 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/springboot-helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/springboot-helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
       <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.11</version>
+      <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <version>springboot-helloworld</version>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/tasks-handler/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/tasks-handler/pom.xml
index 025df30a4de..7bb899a900d 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/tasks-handler/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/tasks-handler/pom.xml
@@ -15,94 +15,95 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 -->
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <groupId>com.example.appengine</groupId>
-    <artifactId>task-handler-j11</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>com.example.appengine</groupId>
+  <artifactId>task-handler-j11</artifactId>
+  <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
-    <!--
-    The parent pom defines common style checks and testing strategies for our samples.
-    Removing or replacing it should not affect the execution of the samples in anyway.
-    -->
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
-        <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.11</version>
-    </parent>
+  <!--
+  The parent pom defines common style checks and testing strategies for our samples.
+  Removing or replacing it should not affect the execution of the samples in anyway.
+  -->
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
+    <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.12</version>
+  </parent>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-    </properties>
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+  </properties>
 
-    <dependencyManagement>
-        <dependencies>
-            <dependency>
-                <!-- Import dependency management from Spring Boot -->
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <!-- Import dependency management from Spring Boot -->
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+        <version>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
 
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
-                <version>Hoxton.SR3</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
-    </dependencyManagement>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
+        <version>Hoxton.SR3</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
 
-    <dependencies>
+  <dependencies>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
-            <exclusions>
-                <!-- Exclude the Tomcat dependency -->
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
-        </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+      <version>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <!-- Exclude the Tomcat dependency -->
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+          <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
+      <version>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+    </dependency>
 
-    </dependencies>
+  </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>repackage</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
-                <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.0</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <version>task-handler</version>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>repackage</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.2.0</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
+          <version>task-handler</version>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
 
-    </build>
+  </build>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/appengine-java11/tasks/README.md b/appengine-java11/tasks/README.md
index e4b0812dbb2..8a75733771f 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/tasks/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/tasks/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ cd java-docs-samples/appengine-java11/task-handler
 
 - Deploy the app
 ```
-mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 ## Run the Sample Using the Command Line
diff --git a/appengine-java11/tasks/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/tasks/pom.xml
index ab4632b4819..b2f6072f12b 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/tasks/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/tasks/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Copyright 2019 Google LLC
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.11</version>
+    <version>1.0.12</version>
     <relativePath></relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/appengine-java11/vertx-helloworld/README.md b/appengine-java11/vertx-helloworld/README.md
index 6f3d1dac3d4..6e0b0d7a6f5 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/vertx-helloworld/README.md
+++ b/appengine-java11/vertx-helloworld/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See [Prerequisites](../README.md#Prerequisites).
 ## Deploying
 
 ```bash
- mvn clean package appengine:deploy -Dapp.deploy.projectId=<your-project-id>
+ mvn clean package appengine:deploy
 ```
 
 ## See the application page
diff --git a/appengine-java11/vertx-helloworld/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/vertx-helloworld/pom.xml
index 148e2821f3a..02a5ffc5a92 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/vertx-helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/vertx-helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ limitations under the License.
   <parent>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
       <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.11</version>
+      <version>1.0.12</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ limitations under the License.
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
+          <projectId>GCLOUD_CONFIG</projectId>
           <artifact>${project.build.directory}/vertx-hello-j11-1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar</artifact>
-	         <version>vertx-hello-java11</version>
+          <version>vertx-hello-java11</version>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>