diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 959f988c..51b90d65 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.root'
 group = 'org.springframework.geode'
 description = 'Spring Boot for Apache Geode & Pivotal GemFire'
 
-ext.releaseBuild = version.endsWith('RELEASE')
+//ext['spring.version'] = "$springVersion"
+//ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = "$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
+
 ext.snapshotBuild = version.endsWith('SNAPSHOT')
+ext.releaseBuild = version.endsWith('RELEASE')
 ext.milestoneBuild = !(releaseBuild || snapshotBuild)
diff --git a/spring-gemfire-starter/spring-gemfire-starter.gradle b/spring-gemfire-starter/spring-gemfire-starter.gradle
index e75a075a..3adec5b0 100644
--- a/spring-gemfire-starter/spring-gemfire-starter.gradle
+++ b/spring-gemfire-starter/spring-gemfire-starter.gradle
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.spring-module'
 
 description = "Spring Boot Starter for Pivotal GemFire"
 
-//ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = "$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
-
 dependencies {
 
 	compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter") {
diff --git a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/spring-geode-autoconfigure.gradle b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/spring-geode-autoconfigure.gradle
index da5585da..c9d40e90 100644
--- a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/spring-geode-autoconfigure.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/spring-geode-autoconfigure.gradle
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.spring-module'
 
 description = "Spring Boot for Apache Geode Auto-Configuration"
 
-repositories {
-	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot" }
-}
-
-//ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = "$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
-
 dependencies {
 
 	compile project(":spring-geode")
diff --git a/spring-geode-starter/spring-geode-starter.gradle b/spring-geode-starter/spring-geode-starter.gradle
index 113bf0fe..4e1d7ebb 100644
--- a/spring-geode-starter/spring-geode-starter.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-starter/spring-geode-starter.gradle
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.spring-module'
 
 description = "Spring Boot Starter for Apache Geode"
 
-//ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = "$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
-
 dependencies {
 
 	compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter") {
diff --git a/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle b/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle
index 50ad3bf2..97cb66fb 100644
--- a/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.spring-module'
 
 description = "Spring Boot for Apache Geode"
 
-repositories {
-	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot" }
-}
-
-//ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = "$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
-
 dependencies {
 
 	compile "org.springframework:spring-context-support"