diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 21ed158..8c174fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 			<distribution>repo</distribution>
 		</license>
 	</licenses>
+    
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <spring.framework.version>3.1.0.M2</spring.framework.version>
+        <spring.integration.version>2.0.4.RELEASE</spring.integration.version>
+        <maven.test.search.classdir>true</maven.test.search.classdir>
+    </properties>
+    
 
 	<dependencies>
 
@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>${spring.integration.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>${spring.integration.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -139,12 +147,6 @@
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
-	<properties>
-		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<spring.framework.version>3.1.0.M2</spring.framework.version>
-		<maven.test.search.classdir>true</maven.test.search.classdir>
-	</properties>
-
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>
 			<id>maven_springframework_milestone</id>