diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6e0f52b938..3e9bb23d39 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	group = "org.springframework"
 	version = qualifyVersionIfNecessary(version)
 
-	ext.aspectjVersion       = "1.8.2"
+	ext.aspectjVersion       = "1.8.3"
 	ext.eclipseLinkVersion   = "2.4.2"
 	ext.groovyVersion        = "1.8.9"
 	ext.hibernate3Version    = "3.6.10.Final"
-	ext.hibernate4Version    = "4.2.15.Final"
+	ext.hibernate4Version    = "4.2.16.Final"
 	ext.hibVal4Version       = "4.3.2.Final"
 	ext.hsqldbVersion        = "2.3.2"
 	ext.jackson1Version      = "1.9.13"
diff --git a/spring-orm-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate4/LocalSessionFactoryBean.java b/spring-orm-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate4/LocalSessionFactoryBean.java
index e9f7318c14..0a7e50e7b4 100644
--- a/spring-orm-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate4/LocalSessionFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-orm-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate4/LocalSessionFactoryBean.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import org.hibernate.Interceptor;
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
 import org.hibernate.cache.spi.RegionFactory;
 import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration;
-import org.hibernate.cfg.NamingStrategy;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;
@@ -85,7 +84,8 @@ public class LocalSessionFactoryBean extends HibernateExceptionTranslator
 
 	private Interceptor entityInterceptor;
 
-	private NamingStrategy namingStrategy;
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	private org.hibernate.cfg.NamingStrategy namingStrategy;
 
 	private Object jtaTransactionManager;
 
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ public class LocalSessionFactoryBean extends HibernateExceptionTranslator
 	 * physical column and table names given the info in the mapping document.
 	 * @see org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration#setNamingStrategy
 	 */
-	public void setNamingStrategy(NamingStrategy namingStrategy) {
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	public void setNamingStrategy(org.hibernate.cfg.NamingStrategy namingStrategy) {
 		this.namingStrategy = namingStrategy;
 	}