diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c5695a9bb..eb48b4c09 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ext {
   logbackVersion = "1.0.9"
 
   // Spring
-  springVersion = "3.1.3.RELEASE"
+  springVersion = "3.1.4.RELEASE"
   spring32Version = "3.2.1.RELEASE"
   hateoasVersion = "0.4.0.RELEASE"
   springPluginVersion = "0.8.0.RELEASE"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ext {
   sdJpaVersion = "1.3.0.RELEASE"
   sdMongoVersion = "1.2.0.RELEASE"
   sdGemfireVersion = "1.3.0.M1"
-  sdNeo4jVersion = "2.2.0.RELEASE"
+  sdNeo4jVersion = "2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT"
 
   // Libraries
   guavaVersion = "13.0.1"
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ configure(allprojects) {
     //maven { url "http://repo.springsource.org/libs-snapshot" }
     maven { url "http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases" }
     maven { url "http://m2.neo4j.org/releases" }
+    mavenLocal()
   }
 
   dependencies {
@@ -82,15 +83,6 @@ configure(allprojects) {
     compile "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:$slf4jVersion"
     runtime "org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:$slf4jVersion"
 
-    // Spring
-    compile("org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion") { force = true }
-    compile("org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion") { force = true }
-    compile("org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion") { force = true }
-    compile("org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion") { force = true }
-    compile("org.springframework:spring-expression:$springVersion") { force = true }
-    compile("org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion") { force = true }
-    runtime "cglib:cglib-nodep:$cglibVersion"
-
     // Testing
     testCompile "junit:junit-dep:$junitVersion"
     testCompile "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:$hamcrestVersion"
@@ -140,6 +132,13 @@ project("spring-data-rest-core") {
     // Google Guava
     compile "com.google.guava:guava:$guavaVersion"
 
+    // Spring
+    compile("org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion") { force = true }
+    compile("org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion") { force = true }
+    compile("org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion") { force = true }
+    compile("org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion") { force = true }
+    runtime "cglib:cglib-nodep:$cglibVersion"
+
     // Spring HATEOAS
     compile("org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas:$hateoasVersion") {
       exclude module: "spring-webmvc"
@@ -175,9 +174,6 @@ project("spring-data-rest-repository") {
     // ROME
     //compile "rome:rome:1.0"
 
-    // Spring
-    compile("org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion") { force = true }
-
     // JPA
     compile("org.hibernate.javax.persistence:hibernate-jpa-2.0-api:1.0.1.Final", optional)
 
@@ -217,13 +213,14 @@ project("spring-data-rest-webmvc") {
     testCompile "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp:$jettyVersion"
     testCompile "org.mozilla:rhino:1.7R4"
     // Spring Data
+    testCompile("org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion") { force = true }
+    testCompile("org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion") { force = true }
     testCompile "org.springframework.data:spring-data-jpa:$sdJpaVersion"
     testCompile "org.springframework.data:spring-data-mongodb:$sdMongoVersion"
     testCompile("org.springframework.data:spring-data-gemfire:$sdGemfireVersion") {
       exclude group: "junit"
       exclude group: "org.jmock"
       exclude group: "org.hamcrest"
-      exclude group: "junit"
       exclude module: "spring-test"
     }
     // JODA
@@ -264,8 +261,8 @@ project("spring-data-rest-example") {
     }
 
     // Spring Security
-    compile "org.springframework.security:spring-security-config:$springSecurityVersion"
-    compile "org.springframework.security:spring-security-web:$springSecurityVersion"
+    //compile "org.springframework.security:spring-security-config:$springSecurityVersion"
+    //compile "org.springframework.security:spring-security-web:$springSecurityVersion"
 
     // JODA
     compile "joda-time:joda-time:$jodaVersion"