diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
index 306818520..eb8e5ebf6 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
@@ -22,11 +22,28 @@
 	<dependencies>
 
 		<!--  Spring -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+			<version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
 			<version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+			<version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
+			<version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>