diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5b5229ba..6a3c82d2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ group = 'org.springframework.geode'
 description = 'Spring Boot for Apache Geode & Pivotal GemFire'
 
 //ext['spring.version'] = "$springVersion"
-ext['spring-framework.version'] = "$springVersion"
-ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = "$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
-ext['spring-session-bom.version'] = "$springSessionBomVersion"
+//ext['spring-framework.version'] = "$springVersion"
+//ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = "$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
+//ext['spring-session-bom.version'] = "$springSessionBomVersion"
 
 ext.snapshotBuild = version.endsWith('SNAPSHOT')
 ext.releaseBuild = version.endsWith('RELEASE')