diff --git a/gradle.js b/gradle.js
index 3c6ea53..197485d 100644
--- a/gradle.js
+++ b/gradle.js
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export const getGradleSpringBootVersion = async (parsedGradle) => {
         // Handle build.gradle, which allows 3.2.+ format
         return springBootPlugin[0].version.replace('+', 'x');
     }
+    // there are likely more places we could search for this variable, but we'll start here
+    if (parsedGradle?.buildscript?.ext?.springBootVersion) {
+        return String(parsedGradle?.buildscript?.ext?.springBootVersion).replace('+', 'x');
+    }
     console.log('No Spring Boot version found.');
     return '';
 };
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2f7e3d0..ea2a4f0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "spring-boot-dependency-checker",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "spring-boot-dependency-checker",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.3.1",
       "license": "\tGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
         "fast-xml-parser": "^4.3.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b953dcc..e04327b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "spring-boot-dependency-checker",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.1",
   "description": "Spring Boot Dependency Checker - validate that you're using the versions Spring Boot has approved with your project.",
   "keywords": [
     "spring boot",
diff --git a/pom.js b/pom.js
index ad8f638..e76b4e6 100644
--- a/pom.js
+++ b/pom.js
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ const getSpringBootProperties = async (filename) => {
 
 export const getPomDependenciesWithVersions = async (parsedPom) => {
     let allDependencies = [];
-    // if it's not an array, a single dependency has been declared and it doesn't apply
-    if (Array.isArray(parsedPom?.project?.dependencies?.dependency)) {
-        allDependencies = allDependencies.concat(parsedPom.project.dependencies.dependency.filter(dep => dep.version));
+    if (parsedPom?.project?.dependencies?.dependency) {
+        allDependencies = allDependencies.concat(parsedPom.project.dependencies.dependency);
     }
-    if (Array.isArray(parsedPom?.project?.dependencyManagement?.dependencies?.dependency)) {
-        allDependencies = allDependencies.concat(parsedPom.project.dependencyManagement.dependencies.dependency.filter(dep => dep.version));
+    if (parsedPom?.project?.dependencyManagement?.dependencies?.dependency) {
+        allDependencies = allDependencies.concat(parsedPom.project.dependencyManagement.dependencies.dependency);
     }
-    return allDependencies;
+    return allDependencies.filter(dep => dep.version);
 };
 
 export const getPomSpringBootVersion = async (parsedPom) => {