diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HateoasConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HateoasConfiguration.java
index 26d7d5d3..b8702246 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HateoasConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HateoasConfiguration.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.hateoas.config;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ public class HateoasConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
-	private final Properties loadProperties(Collection<Resource> sources) {
+	private final Properties loadProperties(List<Resource> sources) {
 
 		Resource[] resources = loadProperties("rest-default-messages", false).stream().toArray(Resource[]::new);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HypermediaConfigurationImportSelector.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HypermediaConfigurationImportSelector.java
index 28da095a..e91a76d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HypermediaConfigurationImportSelector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HypermediaConfigurationImportSelector.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 package org.springframework.hateoas.config;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ class HypermediaConfigurationImportSelector implements ImportSelector {
 
 		Map<String, Object> attributes = metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(EnableHypermediaSupport.class.getName());
 
-		Collection<MediaType> types = attributes == null //
+		List<MediaType> types = attributes == null //
 				? Collections.emptyList() //
 				: Arrays.stream((HypermediaType[]) attributes.get("type")) //
 						.flatMap(it -> it.getMediaTypes().stream()) //
 						.collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-		Collection<MediaTypeConfigurationProvider> configurationProviders = SpringFactoriesLoader.loadFactories(
+		List<MediaTypeConfigurationProvider> configurationProviders = SpringFactoriesLoader.loadFactories(
 				MediaTypeConfigurationProvider.class, HypermediaConfigurationImportSelector.class.getClassLoader());
 
 		// No additional filtering needed.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class HypermediaConfigurationImportSelector implements ImportSelector {
 				.toArray(String[]::new);
 	}
 
-	public String[] selectImports(Collection<MediaType> mediaType) {
+	public String[] selectImports(List<MediaType> mediaType) {
 		return new String[] {};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebClientConfigurer.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebClientConfigurer.java
index ba45ecce..7910c709 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebClientConfigurer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebClientConfigurer.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.hateoas.config;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 public class WebClientConfigurer {
 
 	private final ObjectMapper mapper;
-	private final Collection<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes;
+	private final List<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes;
 
 	/**
 	 * Return a set of {@link ExchangeStrategies} driven by registered {@link HypermediaType}s.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebFluxHateoasConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebFluxHateoasConfiguration.java
index 9597b2b3..75d18a7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebFluxHateoasConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebFluxHateoasConfiguration.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package org.springframework.hateoas.config;
 
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class WebFluxHateoasConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	WebClientConfigurer webClientConfigurer(ObjectProvider<ObjectMapper> mapper,
-			Collection<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes) {
+			List<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes) {
 		return new WebClientConfigurer(mapper.getIfAvailable(ObjectMapper::new), hypermediaTypes);
 	}
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class WebFluxHateoasConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	HypermediaWebFluxConfigurer hypermediaWebFluxConfigurer(ObjectProvider<ObjectMapper> mapper,
-			Collection<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes) {
+			List<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes) {
 
 		return new HypermediaWebFluxConfigurer(mapper.getIfAvailable(ObjectMapper::new), hypermediaTypes);
 	}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class WebFluxHateoasConfiguration {
 	static class HypermediaWebFluxConfigurer implements WebFluxConfigurer {
 
 		private final ObjectMapper mapper;
-		private final Collection<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes;
+		private final List<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes;
 
 		/**
 		 * Configure custom HTTP message readers and writers or override built-in ones.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebMvcHateoasConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebMvcHateoasConfiguration.java
index b3f043c0..0535d532 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebMvcHateoasConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/WebMvcHateoasConfiguration.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package org.springframework.hateoas.config;
 
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ class WebMvcHateoasConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	HypermediaWebMvcConfigurer hypermediaWebMvcConfigurer(ObjectProvider<ObjectMapper> mapper,
-			Collection<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes) {
+			List<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes) {
 
 		return new HypermediaWebMvcConfigurer(mapper.getIfAvailable(ObjectMapper::new), hypermediaTypes);
 	}
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ class WebMvcHateoasConfiguration {
 	static class HypermediaWebMvcConfigurer implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 
 		private final ObjectMapper mapper;
-		private final Collection<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes;
+		private final List<HypermediaMappingInformation> hypermediaTypes;
 
 		/*
 		 * (non-Javadoc)