diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 15a8b8e28..029fd5bb2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ allprojects {
   configurations.all {
     exclude group: "commons-logging"
     exclude module: "slf4j-log4j12"
-    exclude module: "groovy-all", version: "1.8.0-beta-3-SNAPSHOT"
   }
 
   repositories {
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ configure(subprojects) { subproject ->
     compile("org.springframework:spring-orm:$springVersion") { force = true }
     compile("org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion") { force = true }
     compile("org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion") { force = true }
-    runtime "cglib:cglib-nodep:2.2.2"
+    runtime "cglib:cglib-nodep:$cglibVersion"
 
     // Testing
     testCompile "org.spockframework:spock-core:$spockVersion"
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9c6131a5f..94d1a59ac 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ springVersion       = 3.1.2.RELEASE
 cglibVersion        = 2.2.2
 
 # Languages
-groovyVersion       = 1.8.6
+groovyVersion       = 1.8.8
 
 # Supporting libraries
-sdCommonsVersion    = 1.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
-sdJpaVersion        = 1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
+sdCommonsVersion    = 1.4.0.RC1
+sdJpaVersion        = 1.2.0.RC1
 hateoasVersion 			= 0.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
-jacksonVersion      = 1.9.7
-hibernateVersion    = 4.1.4.Final
+jacksonVersion      = 1.9.9
+hibernateVersion    = 4.1.6.Final
 
 # Testing
 spockVersion        = 0.6-groovy-1.8