diff --git a/.artifacts b/.artifacts
index db1bbb1153..5a8fb62cfc 100644
--- a/.artifacts
+++ b/.artifacts
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ dubbo-spring-boot-actuator
 dubbo-spring-boot-actuator-compatible
 dubbo-spring-boot-autoconfigure
 dubbo-spring-boot-autoconfigure-compatible
-dubbo-spring-boot-configuration-metadata-compatible
 dubbo-spring-boot-compatible
 dubbo-observability-spring-boot-starters
 dubbo-observability-spring-boot-autoconfigure
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index eefafba37c..68a55e7857 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -29,3 +29,6 @@ insert_final_newline = true
 [*.{java,xml}]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
+
+[pom.xml]
+indent_size = 2
diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-spring/pom.xml b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-spring/pom.xml
index 80b0d8781f..dc82f99145 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-spring/pom.xml
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <forkCount>1</forkCount>
-          <!--<reuseForks>false</reuseForks>-->
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/dubbo-distribution/dubbo-bom/pom.xml b/dubbo-distribution/dubbo-bom/pom.xml
index f22cfcab9c..50c14ef2fc 100644
--- a/dubbo-distribution/dubbo-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/dubbo-distribution/dubbo-bom/pom.xml
@@ -643,11 +643,6 @@
         <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-autoconfigure-compatible</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.apache.dubbo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-configuration-metadata-compatible</artifactId>
-        <version>${project.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.dubbo</groupId>
         <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
diff --git a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/README.md b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/README.md
similarity index 79%
rename from dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/README.md
rename to dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/README.md
index d2119d0d8c..99008e7437 100644
--- a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/README.md
+++ b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# About dubbo-spring-boot-configuration-metadata-compatible module
+# About spring-configuration-metadata
 
 ## Why
 
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ This leads to missing comments and a lack of nested configuration options. There
 
 1. Copy classes under `org/apache/dubbo/config` from `dubbo-common` to the `generated-sources` directory.
 2. Replace `@Nest` with `@NestedConfigurationProperty`.
-3. Copy the class `DubboConfigurationProperties.java` from `autoconfigure` to the `generated-sources` directory.
-4. Use an annotation-only option to compile and generate `spring-configuration-metadata.json`.
-5. During `autoconfigure` module compilation, will read `spring-configuration-metadata.json` from this module.
+3. Use an annotation-only option to compile and generate `spring-configuration-metadata.json`.
 
 ## How to add a new configuration option
 
diff --git a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/pom.xml b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 4a5705905c..d9e06fa06c 100644
--- a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
   <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-autoconfigure-compatible</artifactId>
   <description>Apache Dubbo Spring Boot Compatible for Spring Boot 1.x Auto-Configure</description>
 
+  <properties>
+    <sources_directory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/java</sources_directory>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <!-- Spring Boot dependencies -->
     <dependency>
@@ -68,10 +72,9 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.dubbo</groupId>
-      <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-configuration-metadata-compatible</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
+      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Test Dependencies -->
@@ -83,17 +86,87 @@
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
-    <resources>
-      <resource>
-        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
-      </resource>
-      <resource>
-        <targetPath>META-INF</targetPath>
-        <directory>../metadata/target/classes/META-INF</directory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>spring-configuration-metadata.json</include>
-        </includes>
-      </resource>
-    </resources>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>copy-sources</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>run</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+            <configuration>
+              <target>
+                <delete dir="${sources_directory}" quiet="true" />
+                <copy todir="${sources_directory}">
+                  <fileset dir="../../../dubbo-common/src/main/java">
+                    <include name="org/apache/dubbo/config/**/*.java" />
+                  </fileset>
+                </copy>
+                <replace token="@Nested" value="@org.springframework.boot.context.properties.NestedConfigurationProperty">
+                  <fileset dir="${sources_directory}">
+                    <include name="**/*.java" />
+                  </fileset>
+                </replace>
+              </target>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>clean-sources</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>run</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>process-resources</phase>
+            <configuration>
+              <target>
+                <delete dir="${sources_directory}" quiet="true" />
+              </target>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>add-sources</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>add-source</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+            <configuration>
+              <sources>
+                <source>${sources_directory}</source>
+              </sources>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <excludes>
+            <exclude>**/DubboMetadataGenerateAutoConfiguration.java</exclude>
+          </excludes>
+        </configuration>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>gen-metadata</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>compile</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>process-resources</phase>
+            <configuration combine.self="override">
+              <proc>only</proc>
+              <fork>true</fork>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/spring/boot/autoconfigure/DubboConfigurationProperties.java b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/spring/boot/autoconfigure/DubboConfigurationProperties.java
index 959cee4a77..5493dcd995 100644
--- a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/spring/boot/autoconfigure/DubboConfigurationProperties.java
+++ b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/spring/boot/autoconfigure/DubboConfigurationProperties.java
@@ -37,13 +37,15 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.NestedConfigurationProperty;
 
+import static org.apache.dubbo.spring.boot.util.DubboUtils.DUBBO_PREFIX;
+
 /**
  * Dubbo {@link ConfigurationProperties Config Properties} only used to generate JSON metadata (non-public class)
  *
  * @see ConfigKeys
  * @since 2.7.1
  */
-@ConfigurationProperties("dubbo")
+@ConfigurationProperties(DUBBO_PREFIX)
 public class DubboConfigurationProperties {
 
     /**
diff --git a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/spring/boot/autoconfigure/DubboMetadataGenerateAutoConfiguration.java b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/spring/boot/autoconfigure/DubboMetadataGenerateAutoConfiguration.java
similarity index 100%
rename from dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/spring/boot/autoconfigure/DubboMetadataGenerateAutoConfiguration.java
rename to dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/spring/boot/autoconfigure/DubboMetadataGenerateAutoConfiguration.java
diff --git a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
similarity index 100%
rename from dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
rename to dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
diff --git a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/pom.xml b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d27b64c9a0..0000000000
--- a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/metadata/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
-  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
-  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
-  The ASF licenses this file to You 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 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>org.apache.dubbo</groupId>
-    <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-compatible</artifactId>
-    <version>${revision}</version>
-    <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-  </parent>
-
-  <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-configuration-metadata-compatible</artifactId>
-
-  <properties>
-    <skip_maven_deploy>true</skip_maven_deploy>
-    <sources_directory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/java</sources_directory>
-  </properties>
-
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.dubbo</groupId>
-      <artifactId>dubbo-common</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>get-version-infos</id>
-            <phase>none</phase>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>copy-sources</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <phase>process-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <delete dir="${sources_directory}" quiet="true" />
-                <copy todir="${sources_directory}">
-                  <fileset dir="../../../dubbo-common/src/main/java">
-                    <include name="org/apache/dubbo/config/**/*.java" />
-                  </fileset>
-                </copy>
-                <replace token="@Nested" value="@org.springframework.boot.context.properties.NestedConfigurationProperty">
-                  <fileset dir="${sources_directory}">
-                    <include name="**/*.java" />
-                  </fileset>
-                </replace>
-                <copy todir="${sources_directory}">
-                  <fileset dir="../autoconfigure/src/main/java">
-                    <include name="**/DubboConfigurationProperties.java" />
-                  </fileset>
-                </copy>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>clean-sources</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <phase>compile</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <delete dir="${sources_directory}" quiet="true" />
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-source</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>${sources_directory}</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <proc>only</proc>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <skip>true</skip>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <skip>true</skip>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>default-jar</id>
-            <phase>none</phase>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <skip>true</skip>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <skipSource>true</skipSource>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-</project>
diff --git a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/pom.xml b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/pom.xml
index 1285023d5b..6d5263ab4f 100644
--- a/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/pom.xml
+++ b/dubbo-spring-boot/dubbo-spring-boot-compatible/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
   <modules>
     <module>autoconfigure</module>
     <module>actuator</module>
-    <module>metadata</module>
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@
             <configuration>
               <useSystemClassLoader>true</useSystemClassLoader>
               <forkCount>1</forkCount>
-              <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
               <argLine>${argline} ${jacocoArgLine}
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.math=ALL-UNNAMED
diff --git a/dubbo-test/dubbo-dependencies-all/pom.xml b/dubbo-test/dubbo-dependencies-all/pom.xml
index 306f3e1e03..a782e9e39d 100644
--- a/dubbo-test/dubbo-dependencies-all/pom.xml
+++ b/dubbo-test/dubbo-dependencies-all/pom.xml
@@ -516,11 +516,6 @@
       <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-autoconfigure-compatible</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.dubbo</groupId>
-      <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-configuration-metadata-compatible</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.dubbo</groupId>
       <artifactId>dubbo-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
diff --git a/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring3.2/pom.xml b/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring3.2/pom.xml
index fc5afbdd49..d209e06c38 100644
--- a/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring3.2/pom.xml
+++ b/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring3.2/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
             <configuration>
               <useSystemClassLoader>true</useSystemClassLoader>
               <forkCount>1</forkCount>
-              <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
               <argLine>${argline} ${jacocoArgLine}
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.math=ALL-UNNAMED
diff --git a/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring4.1/pom.xml b/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring4.1/pom.xml
index 5dd84f31e4..4467ba7637 100644
--- a/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring4.1/pom.xml
+++ b/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring4.1/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
             <configuration>
               <useSystemClassLoader>true</useSystemClassLoader>
               <forkCount>1</forkCount>
-              <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
               <argLine>${argline} ${jacocoArgLine}
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.math=ALL-UNNAMED
diff --git a/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring4.2/pom.xml b/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring4.2/pom.xml
index 6030243cd5..e900558060 100644
--- a/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring4.2/pom.xml
+++ b/dubbo-test/dubbo-test-spring4.2/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
             <configuration>
               <useSystemClassLoader>true</useSystemClassLoader>
               <forkCount>1</forkCount>
-              <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
               <argLine>${argline} ${jacocoArgLine}
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.math=ALL-UNNAMED
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e8731bb9e2..4212a04f4c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@
         <configuration>
           <useSystemClassLoader>true</useSystemClassLoader>
           <forkCount>1</forkCount>
-          <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
           <argLine>${argline} ${jacocoArgLine}</argLine>
           <systemProperties>
             <!-- common shared -->
@@ -761,7 +760,6 @@
             <configuration>
               <useSystemClassLoader>true</useSystemClassLoader>
               <forkCount>1</forkCount>
-              <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
               <argLine>${argline} ${jacocoArgLine}
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
                                 --add-opens java.base/java.math=ALL-UNNAMED
@@ -786,7 +784,6 @@
             <configuration>
               <useSystemClassLoader>true</useSystemClassLoader>
               <forkCount>1</forkCount>
-              <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
               <argLine>${argline} ${jacocoArgLine}</argLine>
               <systemProperties>
                 <!-- common shared -->