diff --git a/basic/kafka/pom.xml b/basic/kafka/pom.xml
index 40de9157..bcfed18f 100644
--- a/basic/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/kafka/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-kafka</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1.0.M1</version>
+      <version>3.1.0.RC1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-kafka</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.0.M1</version>
+      <version>2.2.0.RC1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 92c28f64..abb9ec96 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
 			subethasmtpVersion = '1.2'
 			slf4jVersion = '1.7.25'
 			springIntegrationVersion = '5.1.0.RC1'
-			springIntegrationKafkaVersion = '3.1.0.M1'
+			springIntegrationKafkaVersion = '3.1.0.RC1'
 			springIntegrationSocialTwiterVersion = '1.0.0.M1'
 			springIntegrationSplunkVersion = '1.1.0.RELEASE'
-			springKafkaVersion = '2.2.0.M1'
+			springKafkaVersion = '2.2.0.RC1'
 			springVersion = '5.1.0.RELEASE'
 			springSecurityVersion = '5.1.0.RELEASE'
 			springWebFlowVersion = '2.3.3.RELEASE'
diff --git a/dsl/kafka-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/kafka-dsl/pom.xml
index 1ac5eb40..b0c7835e 100644
--- a/dsl/kafka-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/kafka-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-kafka</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1.0.M1</version>
+      <version>3.1.0.RC1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>