diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bfd30016..2464579e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@
 
 	</properties>
 
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>spring5</id>
+			<properties>
+				<spring.version>5.0.0.M1</spring.version>
+			</properties>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
 	<developers>
 		<developer>
 			<id>ogierke</id>
diff --git a/web/example/pom.xml b/web/example/pom.xml
index 736fa5ff..79ba55f9 100644
--- a/web/example/pom.xml
+++ b/web/example/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 
 	<dependencies>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
@@ -24,11 +29,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>