diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-aspects/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-aspects/pom.xml
index 31b87305d..018b1678b 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-aspects/pom.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<spring.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<neo4j.version>1.5</neo4j.version>
+		<neo4j.version>1.6.M02</neo4j.version>
 		<spring-data-graph.version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-graph.version>
 		<aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
 		<org.slf4j-version>1.6.1</org.slf4j-version>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-rest/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-rest/pom.xml
index 21a9a0378..0f9cfd979 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-rest/pom.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <spring.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <neo4j.version>1.5</neo4j.version>
+        <neo4j.version>1.6.M02</neo4j.version>
         <spring-data-graph.version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-graph.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
         <org.slf4j-version>1.6.1</org.slf4j-version>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts/pom.xml
index df85250e6..6b06b16bd 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts/pom.xml
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<spring.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<neo4j.version>1.6.M02</neo4j.version>
 		<spring-data-graph.version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-graph.version>
 		<org.slf4j-version>1.6.1</org.slf4j-version>
         <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
+        <neo4j.version>1.6.M02</neo4j.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<repositories>
@@ -295,14 +295,11 @@
 					<junitArtifactName>junit:junit</junitArtifactName>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-            <!-- the eclipse plugin interacts with the aspectj-maven-plugin
-            BUT ONLY if the ajdtVersion config value is set (remove it and it won't) -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-eclipse-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.8</version>
                 <configuration>
-                <!-- The ajdtVersion configuration parameter is optional. The valid values are none, 1.4, and 1.5. none indicates that AJDT should not be enabled even though Aspectj is enabled in maven. 1.4 generates the org.eclipse.ajdt.ui.prefs file in the .settings directory. 1.5 (or later) includes the configuration into the .classpath file and is the default value. -->
                     <ajdtVersion>1.5</ajdtVersion>
                     <additionalProjectnatures>
                         <projectnature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</projectnature>
@@ -310,47 +307,6 @@
                     </additionalProjectnatures>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-
-			<!--plugin>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-				<artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2</version>
-				<dependencies>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
-						<artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
-						<version>${aspectj.version}</version>
-					</dependency>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
-						<artifactId>aspectjtools</artifactId>
-						<version>${aspectj.version}</version>
-					</dependency>
-				</dependencies>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>compile</goal>
-							<goal>test-compile</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-				<configuration>
-					<outxml>true</outxml>
-					<aspectLibraries>
-						<aspectLibrary>
-							<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-							<artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
-						</aspectLibrary>
-						<aspectLibrary>
-							<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
-							<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-aspects</artifactId>
-						</aspectLibrary>
-					</aspectLibraries>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin-->
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds-aspects/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds-aspects/pom.xml
index 15fad138c..5f2ab6a16 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds-aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds-aspects/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <spring.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+    <spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
     <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds/pom.xml
index 2ad094ca4..e354db880 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <spring.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+    <spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
     <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/imdb/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/imdb/pom.xml
index 23921ad8b..dafe10f03 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/imdb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/imdb/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <version>2.0.0-BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>imdb</name>
   <properties>
-    <spring.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+    <spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
     <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/myrestaurants-social/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/myrestaurants-social/pom.xml
index 76d53f957..652a00d8b 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/myrestaurants-social/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/myrestaurants-social/pom.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>myrestaurants-social</name>
 	<properties>
-		<spring.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<spring-data-graph.version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-graph.version>
 		<aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
-		<neo4j.version>1.5</neo4j.version>
+		<neo4j.version>1.6.M02</neo4j.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	    <spring-security.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring-security.version>
     </properties>