diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 454737f..e6d65ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ operate:
     client-secret:
 ```
 
+To adjust the (meaningful) default properties, you can also override them:
+
 ```yaml
 operate:
   client:
@@ -110,12 +112,17 @@ Build a Camunda Operate client with simple authentication:
 
 ```java
 // properties you need to provide
+String username = "demo";
+String password = "demo";
 URL operateUrl = URI.create("http://localhost:8081").toURL();
-SimpleCredential credentials = new SimpleCredential("demo", "demo", operateUrl, Duration.ofMinutes(10));
 // bootstrapping
+SimpleCredential credentials =
+    new SimpleCredential(username, password, operateUrl, Duration.ofMinutes(10));
 SimpleAuthentication authentication = new SimpleAuthentication(credentials);
 ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-CamundaOperateClientConfiguration configuration = new CamundaOperateClientConfiguration(authentication, operateUrl, objectMapper, HttpClients.createDefault());
+CamundaOperateClientConfiguration configuration =
+    new CamundaOperateClientConfiguration(
+        authentication, operateUrl, objectMapper, HttpClients.createDefault());
 CamundaOperateClient client = new CamundaOperateClient(configuration);
 ```
 
@@ -128,29 +135,40 @@ String clientSecret = "";
 String audience = "operate-api";
 String scope = ""; // can be omitted if not required
 URL operateUrl = URI.create("http://localhost:8081").toURL();
-URL authUrl = URI.create("http://localhost:18080/auth/realms/camunda-platform/protocol/openid-connect/token");
+URL authUrl =
+    URI.create(
+           "http://localhost:18080/auth/realms/camunda-platform/protocol/openid-connect/token")
+       .toURL();
 // bootstrapping
 JwtCredential credentials = new JwtCredential(clientId, clientSecret, audience, authUrl, scope);
 ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-JwtAuthentication authentication = new JwtAuthentication(credentials, objectMapper);
-CamundaOperateClientConfiguration configuration = new CamundaOperateClientConfiguration(authentication, operateUrl, objectMapper, HttpClients.createDefault());
+TokenResponseMapper tokenResponseMapper = new JacksonTokenResponseMapper(objectMapper);
+JwtAuthentication authentication = new JwtAuthentication(credentials, tokenResponseMapper);
+CamundaOperateClientConfiguration configuration =
+    new CamundaOperateClientConfiguration(
+        authentication, operateUrl, objectMapper, HttpClients.createDefault());
 CamundaOperateClient client = new CamundaOperateClient(configuration);
 ```
 
 Build a Camunda Operate client for Saas:
 
 ```java
+    // properties you need to provide
 String region = "";
 String clusterId = "";
 String clientId = "";
 String clientSecret = "";
 // bootstrapping
-URL operateUrl = URI.create("https://"+ region +".operate.camunda.io/" + clusterId).toURL();
-URL authUrl = URI.create("https://login.cloud.camunda.io/oauth/token");
-JwtCredential credentials = new JwtCredential(clientId, clientSecret, "operate.camunda.io", authUrl, null);
+URL operateUrl = URI.create("https://" + region + ".operate.camunda.io/" + clusterId).toURL();
+URL authUrl = URI.create("https://login.cloud.camunda.io/oauth/token").toURL();
+JwtCredential credentials =
+    new JwtCredential(clientId, clientSecret, "operate.camunda.io", authUrl, null);
 ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-JwtAuthentication authentication = new JwtAuthentication(credentials, objectMapper);
-CamundaOperateClientConfiguration configuration = new CamundaOperateClientConfiguration(authentication, operateUrl, objectMapper, HttpClients.createDefault());
+TokenResponseMapper tokenResponseMapper = new JacksonTokenResponseMapper(objectMapper);
+JwtAuthentication authentication = new JwtAuthentication(credentials, tokenResponseMapper);
+CamundaOperateClientConfiguration configuration =
+    new CamundaOperateClientConfiguration(
+        authentication, operateUrl, objectMapper, HttpClients.createDefault());
 CamundaOperateClient client = new CamundaOperateClient(configuration);
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 7a715b6..62209c8 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <modules>
     <module>operate-example-load-process-instance</module>
+    <module>readme-snippets</module>
   </modules>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/readme-snippets/pom.xml b/examples/readme-snippets/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba2eecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/readme-snippets/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<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>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>
+    <artifactId>operate-examples-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>8.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
+  <artifactId>readme-snippets</artifactId>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>
+      <artifactId>java-client-operate</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+      <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/readme-snippets/src/main/java/io/camunda/operate/example/OperateClientBootstrapper.java b/examples/readme-snippets/src/main/java/io/camunda/operate/example/OperateClientBootstrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fe1893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/readme-snippets/src/main/java/io/camunda/operate/example/OperateClientBootstrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package io.camunda.operate.example;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import io.camunda.operate.CamundaOperateClient;
+import io.camunda.operate.CamundaOperateClientConfiguration;
+import io.camunda.operate.auth.JwtAuthentication;
+import io.camunda.operate.auth.JwtCredential;
+import io.camunda.operate.auth.SimpleAuthentication;
+import io.camunda.operate.auth.SimpleCredential;
+import io.camunda.operate.auth.TokenResponseMapper;
+import io.camunda.operate.auth.TokenResponseMapper.JacksonTokenResponseMapper;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.classic.HttpClients;
+
+public interface OperateClientBootstrapper {
+  CamundaOperateClient createOperateClient() throws MalformedURLException;
+
+  class SimpleAuthOperateClientBootstrapper implements OperateClientBootstrapper {
+    public CamundaOperateClient createOperateClient() throws MalformedURLException {
+      // properties you need to provide
+      String username = "demo";
+      String password = "demo";
+      URL operateUrl = URI.create("http://localhost:8081").toURL();
+      // bootstrapping
+      SimpleCredential credentials =
+          new SimpleCredential(username, password, operateUrl, Duration.ofMinutes(10));
+      SimpleAuthentication authentication = new SimpleAuthentication(credentials);
+      ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+      CamundaOperateClientConfiguration configuration =
+          new CamundaOperateClientConfiguration(
+              authentication, operateUrl, objectMapper, HttpClients.createDefault());
+      CamundaOperateClient client = new CamundaOperateClient(configuration);
+      return client;
+    }
+  }
+
+  class IdentityAuthOperateClientBootstrapper implements OperateClientBootstrapper {
+    public CamundaOperateClient createOperateClient() throws MalformedURLException {
+      // properties you need to provide
+      String clientId = "";
+      String clientSecret = "";
+      String audience = "operate-api";
+      String scope = ""; // can be omitted if not required
+      URL operateUrl = URI.create("http://localhost:8081").toURL();
+      URL authUrl =
+          URI.create(
+                  "http://localhost:18080/auth/realms/camunda-platform/protocol/openid-connect/token")
+              .toURL();
+      // bootstrapping
+      JwtCredential credentials =
+          new JwtCredential(clientId, clientSecret, audience, authUrl, scope);
+      ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+      TokenResponseMapper tokenResponseMapper = new JacksonTokenResponseMapper(objectMapper);
+      JwtAuthentication authentication = new JwtAuthentication(credentials, tokenResponseMapper);
+      CamundaOperateClientConfiguration configuration =
+          new CamundaOperateClientConfiguration(
+              authentication, operateUrl, objectMapper, HttpClients.createDefault());
+      CamundaOperateClient client = new CamundaOperateClient(configuration);
+      return client;
+    }
+  }
+
+  class SaasClientBootstrapper implements OperateClientBootstrapper {
+    public CamundaOperateClient createOperateClient() throws MalformedURLException {
+      // properties you need to provide
+      String region = "";
+      String clusterId = "";
+      String clientId = "";
+      String clientSecret = "";
+      // bootstrapping
+      URL operateUrl = URI.create("https://" + region + ".operate.camunda.io/" + clusterId).toURL();
+      URL authUrl = URI.create("https://login.cloud.camunda.io/oauth/token").toURL();
+      JwtCredential credentials =
+          new JwtCredential(clientId, clientSecret, "operate.camunda.io", authUrl, null);
+      ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+      TokenResponseMapper tokenResponseMapper = new JacksonTokenResponseMapper(objectMapper);
+      JwtAuthentication authentication = new JwtAuthentication(credentials, tokenResponseMapper);
+      CamundaOperateClientConfiguration configuration =
+          new CamundaOperateClientConfiguration(
+              authentication, operateUrl, objectMapper, HttpClients.createDefault());
+      CamundaOperateClient client = new CamundaOperateClient(configuration);
+      return client;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/readme-snippets/src/test/java/io/camunda/operate/example/OperateClientBootstrapperTest.java b/examples/readme-snippets/src/test/java/io/camunda/operate/example/OperateClientBootstrapperTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5268f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/readme-snippets/src/test/java/io/camunda/operate/example/OperateClientBootstrapperTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package io.camunda.operate.example;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import io.camunda.operate.CamundaOperateClient;
+import io.camunda.operate.example.OperateClientBootstrapper.IdentityAuthOperateClientBootstrapper;
+import io.camunda.operate.example.OperateClientBootstrapper.SaasClientBootstrapper;
+import io.camunda.operate.example.OperateClientBootstrapper.SimpleAuthOperateClientBootstrapper;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class OperateClientBootstrapperTest {
+  @Test
+  void shouldBootstrapSimpleAuthClient() throws MalformedURLException {
+    OperateClientBootstrapper bootstrapper = new SimpleAuthOperateClientBootstrapper();
+    CamundaOperateClient client = bootstrapper.createOperateClient();
+    assertThat(client).isNotNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldBootstrapIdentityAuthClient() throws MalformedURLException {
+    OperateClientBootstrapper bootstrapper = new IdentityAuthOperateClientBootstrapper();
+    CamundaOperateClient client = bootstrapper.createOperateClient();
+    assertThat(client).isNotNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldBootstrapSaasClient() throws MalformedURLException {
+    OperateClientBootstrapper bootstrapper = new SaasClientBootstrapper();
+    CamundaOperateClient client = bootstrapper.createOperateClient();
+    assertThat(client).isNotNull();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extension/java-client-operate/pom.xml b/extension/java-client-operate/pom.xml
index 08db6b2..e41626e 100644
--- a/extension/java-client-operate/pom.xml
+++ b/extension/java-client-operate/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
         <artifactId>httpcore5</artifactId>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
@@ -35,12 +33,10 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
diff --git a/extension/spring-boot-starter-camunda-operate/pom.xml b/extension/spring-boot-starter-camunda-operate/pom.xml
index c994334..5c02511 100644
--- a/extension/spring-boot-starter-camunda-operate/pom.xml
+++ b/extension/spring-boot-starter-camunda-operate/pom.xml
@@ -24,37 +24,30 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>