diff --git a/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring.schemas b/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring.schemas
index 779f8d0f..22c5fdc3 100644
--- a/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring.schemas
+++ b/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring.schemas
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-http\://www.springframework.org/schema/geode/spring-geode-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-3.0.xsd
-http\://www.springframework.org/schema/geode/spring-geode.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-3.0.xsd
-http\://www.springframework.org/schema/data/geode/spring-data-geode-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-3.0.xsd
-http\://www.springframework.org/schema/data/geode/spring-data-geode.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-3.0.xsd
-https\://www.springframework.org/schema/geode/spring-geode-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-3.0.xsd
-https\://www.springframework.org/schema/geode/spring-geode.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-3.0.xsd
-https\://www.springframework.org/schema/data/geode/spring-data-geode-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-3.0.xsd
-https\://www.springframework.org/schema/data/geode/spring-data-geode.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-3.0.xsd
+http\://www.springframework.org/schema/geode/spring-geode-2.8.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-2.8.xsd
+http\://www.springframework.org/schema/geode/spring-geode.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-2.8.xsd
+http\://www.springframework.org/schema/data/geode/spring-data-geode-2.8.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-2.8.xsd
+http\://www.springframework.org/schema/data/geode/spring-data-geode.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-2.8.xsd
+https\://www.springframework.org/schema/geode/spring-geode-2.8.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-2.8.xsd
+https\://www.springframework.org/schema/geode/spring-geode.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-2.8.xsd
+https\://www.springframework.org/schema/data/geode/spring-data-geode-2.8.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-2.8.xsd
+https\://www.springframework.org/schema/data/geode/spring-data-geode.xsd=org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-2.8.xsd
diff --git a/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-3.0.xsd b/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-2.8.xsd
similarity index 99%
rename from spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-3.0.xsd
rename to spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-2.8.xsd
index fcffc5b1..76f8626b 100644
--- a/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-3.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-data-geode-2.8.xsd
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 			targetNamespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/geode"
 			elementFormDefault="qualified"
 			attributeFormDefault="unqualified"
-			version="3.0">
+			version="2.8">
 
 	<xsd:import namespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
 				schemaLocation="https://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd" />
diff --git a/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-3.0.xsd b/spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-2.8.xsd
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-3.0.xsd
rename to spring-data-geode/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-geode-2.8.xsd