diff --git a/helloworld/pom.xml b/helloworld/pom.xml
index 1de5461..ee6e2ff 100644
--- a/helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.samples.spring</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-rabbit-helloworld</artifactId>
-	<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>1.4.0.M1</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>Spring AMQP Hello World</name>
 	<url>http://www.spring.io</url>
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 	</description>
 	<properties>
 		<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
-		<spring.framework.version>3.2.8.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
-		<spring.amqp.version>1.3.5.RELEASE</spring.amqp.version>
+		<spring.framework.version>4.1.0.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
+		<spring.amqp.version>1.4.0.M1</spring.amqp.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
@@ -32,14 +32,38 @@
 	<dependencies>
 
 		<dependency>
-  			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
-  			<artifactId>spring-amqp</artifactId>
-  			<version>${spring.amqp.version}</version>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-amqp</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring.amqp.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-  			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
-  			<artifactId>spring-rabbit</artifactId>
-  			<version>${spring.amqp.version}</version>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-rabbit</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring.amqp.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-messaging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -59,6 +83,16 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.framework.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-messaging</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring.framework.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring.framework.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j/pom.xml b/log4j/pom.xml
index db63b9e..dc71015 100644
--- a/log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.samples.spring</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-rabbit-log4j</artifactId>
-	<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>1.4.0.M1</version>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 	<name>Spring AMQP log4j</name>
 	<url>http://www.spring.io</url>
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 	</description>
 	<properties>
 		<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
-		<spring.framework.version>3.2.8.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
-		<spring.amqp.version>1.3.5.RELEASE</spring.amqp.version>
+		<spring.framework.version>4.1.0.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
+		<spring.amqp.version>1.4.0.M1</spring.amqp.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
@@ -35,11 +35,35 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-amqp</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.amqp.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-rabbit</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.amqp.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-messaging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -64,6 +88,16 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.framework.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-messaging</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring.framework.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring.framework.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd6582c..b4a276a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-amqp-samples</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring AMQP Samples</name>
-	<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>1.4.0.M1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<modules> 
 		<module>helloworld</module>
diff --git a/stocks/pom.xml b/stocks/pom.xml
index 5490eb8..4b05fac 100644
--- a/stocks/pom.xml
+++ b/stocks/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.samples.spring</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-rabbit-stocks</artifactId>
-	<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>1.4.0.M1</version>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Rabbit Stocks</name>
 	<url>http://www.spring.io</url>
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 	</description>
 	<properties>
 		<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
-		<spring.framework.version>3.2.8.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
-		<spring.amqp.version>1.3.5.RELEASE</spring.amqp.version>
+		<spring.framework.version>4.1.0.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
+		<spring.amqp.version>1.4.0.M1</spring.amqp.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
@@ -34,11 +34,35 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-amqp</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.amqp.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-rabbit</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.amqp.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-messaging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -63,6 +87,16 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.framework.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-messaging</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring.framework.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring.framework.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>