diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 102420e0d..3bd090d39 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 					<entities>
 						<entity>
 							<name>version</name>
-							<value>${pom.version}</value>
+							<value>${project.version}</value>
 						</entity>
 					</entities>
 					<postProcess>
@@ -285,11 +285,13 @@
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.1.2</version>
 			</plugin>
 
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jxr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.0-beta-1</version>
 			</plugin>
 
 			<!-- ============== -->
@@ -320,10 +322,12 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jdepend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.0-beta-2</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.5</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
index 6d5110c95..26cbf313b 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 		<log4j.version>1.2.16</log4j.version>
 		<org.mockito.version>1.8.4</org.mockito.version>
 		<org.springframework.version.30>3.0.6.RELEASE</org.springframework.version.30>
-		<org.springframework.version>[${org.springframework.version.30}, 3.1.0.RC2]</org.springframework.version>
+		<org.springframework.version.40>4.0.0.RELEASE</org.springframework.version.40>
+		<org.springframework.version>[${org.springframework.version.30}, ${org.springframework.version.40}]</org.springframework.version>
 		<org.hamcrest.version>1.2.1</org.hamcrest.version>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.5</source>
 					<target>1.5</target>
@@ -263,6 +265,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.8</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useFile>false</useFile>
 					<includes>
@@ -277,6 +280,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.1.2</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -344,17 +348,12 @@
 		<repository>
 			<id>repository.springframework.maven.release</id>
 			<name>Spring Framework Maven Release Repository</name>
-			<url>http://maven.springframework.org/release</url>
+			<url>http://repo.springframework.org/release</url>
 		</repository>
 		<repository>
 			<id>repository.springframework.maven.milestone</id>
 			<name>Spring Framework Maven Milestone Repository</name>
-			<url>http://maven.springframework.org/milestone</url>
-		</repository>
-		<repository>
-			<id>repository.springframework.maven.snapshot</id>
-			<name>Spring Framework Maven Snapshot Repository</name>
-			<url>http://maven.springframework.org/snapshot</url>
+			<url>http://repo.springframework.org/milestone</url>
 		</repository>
 		<repository>
 			<id>querydsl</id>