diff --git a/spring-amqp-samples/helloworld/pom.xml b/spring-amqp-samples/helloworld/pom.xml
index 55fe3edc..39633e72 100644
--- a/spring-amqp-samples/helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-amqp-samples/helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	</description>
 	<properties>
 		<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
-		<rabbitmq.version>1.8.1</rabbitmq.version>
+		<rabbitmq.version>2.1.0</rabbitmq.version>
 		<spring.framework.version>3.0.3.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
 		<spring.amqp.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring.amqp.version>
 	</properties>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.7</version>
+			<version>4.8.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		
diff --git a/spring-amqp-samples/stocks/pom.xml b/spring-amqp-samples/stocks/pom.xml
index e5d9a78c..a8ad2f3f 100644
--- a/spring-amqp-samples/stocks/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-amqp-samples/stocks/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	</description>
 	<properties>
 		<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
-		<rabbitmq.version>1.8.1</rabbitmq.version>
+		<rabbitmq.version>2.1.0</rabbitmq.version>
 		<spring.framework.version>3.0.3.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
 		<spring.amqp.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring.amqp.version>
 	</properties>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.7</version>
+			<version>4.8.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>