diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 56caefede5..8168f400a3 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ kotlinVersion=1.9.24
 mavenVersion=3.9.4
 nativeBuildToolsVersion=0.9.28
 springFrameworkVersion=6.1.8
+springFramework60xVersion=6.0.21
 tomcatVersion=10.1.24
 
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/build.gradle
index f3886f7b84..10e41123cb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ configurations.all {
 			// Downgrade Spring Framework as Gradle cannot cope with 6.1.0-M1's
 			// multi-version jar files with bytecode in META-INF/versions/21
 			if (dependency.requested.group.equals("org.springframework")) {
-				dependency.useVersion("6.0.10")
+				dependency.useVersion("$springFramework60xVersion")
 			}
 			// We manage the version of commons-compress here rather than
 			// in spring-boot-parent to minimize conflicts with Testcontainers
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index f1886f61f9..806778dd95 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ configurations {
 				// Downgrade Spring Framework as Gradle cannot cope with 6.1.0-M1's
 				// multi-version jar files with bytecode in META-INF/versions/21
 				if (dependency.requested.group.equals("org.springframework")) {
-					dependency.useVersion("6.0.10")
+					dependency.useVersion("$springFramework60xVersion")
 				}
 				// We manage the version of commons-compress here rather than
 				// in spring-boot-parent to minimize conflicts with Testcontainers
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/build.gradle
index 7c20534065..1e1bf45600 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/build.gradle
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ configurations {
 				// Downgrade Spring Framework as Gradle cannot cope with 6.1.0-M1's
 				// multi-version jar files with bytecode in META-INF/versions/21
 				if (dependency.requested.group.equals("org.springframework")) {
-					dependency.useVersion("6.0.10")
+					dependency.useVersion("$springFramework60xVersion")
 				}
 				// We manage the version of commons-compress here rather than
 				// in spring-boot-parent to minimize conflicts with Testcontainers
diff --git a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/build.gradle b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/build.gradle
index e4236f1b82..40cd4ee601 100644
--- a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ configurations {
 				// Downgrade Spring Framework as Gradle cannot cope with 6.1.0-M1's
 				// multi-version jar files with bytecode in META-INF/versions/21
 				if (dependency.requested.group.equals("org.springframework")) {
-					dependency.useVersion("6.0.10")
+					dependency.useVersion("$springFramework60xVersion")
 				}
 			}
 		}