diff --git a/advanced/advanced-testing-examples/pom.xml b/advanced/advanced-testing-examples/pom.xml
index ca3455f5..4cbc0ae1 100644
--- a/advanced/advanced-testing-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/advanced/advanced-testing-examples/pom.xml
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diff --git a/advanced/dynamic-ftp/pom.xml b/advanced/dynamic-ftp/pom.xml
index 81ff51d4..160e7ef7 100644
--- a/advanced/dynamic-ftp/pom.xml
+++ b/advanced/dynamic-ftp/pom.xml
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diff --git a/advanced/dynamic-tcp-client/pom.xml b/advanced/dynamic-tcp-client/pom.xml
index 7732c5f9..07a80ef4 100644
--- a/advanced/dynamic-tcp-client/pom.xml
+++ b/advanced/dynamic-tcp-client/pom.xml
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diff --git a/applications/cafe-scripted/pom.xml b/applications/cafe-scripted/pom.xml
index 4c36ca7b..15f307d1 100644
--- a/applications/cafe-scripted/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/cafe-scripted/pom.xml
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diff --git a/applications/cafe/cafe-amqp/pom.xml b/applications/cafe/cafe-amqp/pom.xml
index d4db86e2..3fe7db4b 100644
--- a/applications/cafe/cafe-amqp/pom.xml
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diff --git a/applications/cafe/cafe-jms/pom.xml b/applications/cafe/cafe-jms/pom.xml
index f3ec9062..5188ac71 100644
--- a/applications/cafe/cafe-jms/pom.xml
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diff --git a/applications/cafe/cafe-si/pom.xml b/applications/cafe/cafe-si/pom.xml
index cc9f592e..f3460f3d 100644
--- a/applications/cafe/cafe-si/pom.xml
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diff --git a/applications/file-split-ftp/pom.xml b/applications/file-split-ftp/pom.xml
index 8be69b54..2d076258 100644
--- a/applications/file-split-ftp/pom.xml
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diff --git a/applications/loan-broker/pom.xml b/applications/loan-broker/pom.xml
index 11743f0a..8245536b 100644
--- a/applications/loan-broker/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/loan-broker/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
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diff --git a/applications/loanshark/pom.xml b/applications/loanshark/pom.xml
index c442f55f..da940884 100644
--- a/applications/loanshark/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/loanshark/pom.xml
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diff --git a/applications/stomp-chat/pom.xml b/applications/stomp-chat/pom.xml
index 52f06e79..a0c27662 100644
--- a/applications/stomp-chat/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/stomp-chat/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/amqp/pom.xml b/basic/amqp/pom.xml
index 38366461..673bb4a5 100644
--- a/basic/amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/amqp/pom.xml
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
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diff --git a/basic/barrier/pom.xml b/basic/barrier/pom.xml
index ab9a9929..8aceedf0 100644
--- a/basic/barrier/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/barrier/pom.xml
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index aefd6ac5..90950bdb 100644
--- a/basic/control-bus/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/control-bus/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/enricher/pom.xml b/basic/enricher/pom.xml
index 9f174664..45383154 100644
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diff --git a/basic/feed/pom.xml b/basic/feed/pom.xml
index 35dacdfd..be0b5542 100644
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diff --git a/basic/file/pom.xml b/basic/file/pom.xml
index a9ac5feb..3d09b3c3 100644
--- a/basic/file/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/ftp/pom.xml b/basic/ftp/pom.xml
index 4743d177..fd3c72bc 100644
--- a/basic/ftp/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/ftp/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/helloworld/pom.xml b/basic/helloworld/pom.xml
index 3a009e1e..64c2f580 100644
--- a/basic/helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/helloworld/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/http/pom.xml b/basic/http/pom.xml
index 25e94c80..8af78186 100644
--- a/basic/http/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/http/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/jdbc/pom.xml b/basic/jdbc/pom.xml
index 72ed5f12..2ce9e1ca 100644
--- a/basic/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/jdbc/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/jms/pom.xml b/basic/jms/pom.xml
index b358cd26..280eba05 100644
--- a/basic/jms/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/jms/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/jmx/pom.xml b/basic/jmx/pom.xml
index 7a1c829c..e85a7e6f 100644
--- a/basic/jmx/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/jmx/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/jpa/pom.xml b/basic/jpa/pom.xml
index 23f20f1c..f5187400 100644
--- a/basic/jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/jpa/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/kafka/pom.xml b/basic/kafka/pom.xml
index 308ed80c..610876fc 100644
--- a/basic/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/kafka/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/mail/pom.xml b/basic/mail/pom.xml
index f5cdad2c..81109f02 100644
--- a/basic/mail/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/mail/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/mongodb/pom.xml b/basic/mongodb/pom.xml
index b4755c41..c7501c29 100644
--- a/basic/mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/mongodb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/mqtt/pom.xml b/basic/mqtt/pom.xml
index dd27a1c5..d2db4a42 100644
--- a/basic/mqtt/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/mqtt/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/oddeven/pom.xml b/basic/oddeven/pom.xml
index ff39cc85..312b9b92 100644
--- a/basic/oddeven/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/oddeven/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/quote/pom.xml b/basic/quote/pom.xml
index c03d3273..ac54dfd9 100644
--- a/basic/quote/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/quote/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/sftp/pom.xml b/basic/sftp/pom.xml
index 17b20218..880324c9 100644
--- a/basic/sftp/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/sftp/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/splunk/pom.xml b/basic/splunk/pom.xml
index 39fb4178..bdd86b3f 100644
--- a/basic/splunk/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/splunk/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/tcp-amqp/pom.xml b/basic/tcp-amqp/pom.xml
index 477df3ad..01390f7a 100644
--- a/basic/tcp-amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/tcp-amqp/pom.xml
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
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diff --git a/basic/tcp-client-server/pom.xml b/basic/tcp-client-server/pom.xml
index a95caf84..60cd8f5a 100644
--- a/basic/tcp-client-server/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/tcp-client-server/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/testing-examples/pom.xml b/basic/testing-examples/pom.xml
index a3f7f354..87de07e3 100644
--- a/basic/testing-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/testing-examples/pom.xml
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diff --git a/basic/twitter/pom.xml b/basic/twitter/pom.xml
index a599ba53..7d4bbfa3 100644
--- a/basic/twitter/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/twitter/pom.xml
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index 39b9e7eb..b8f27eef 100644
--- a/basic/web-sockets/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/web-sockets/pom.xml
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       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
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-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
diff --git a/basic/ws-inbound-gateway/pom.xml b/basic/ws-inbound-gateway/pom.xml
index b7683034..2312d272 100644
--- a/basic/ws-inbound-gateway/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/ws-inbound-gateway/pom.xml
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-ws</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/basic/ws-outbound-gateway/pom.xml b/basic/ws-outbound-gateway/pom.xml
index 6490163d..3c560500 100644
--- a/basic/ws-outbound-gateway/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/ws-outbound-gateway/pom.xml
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-stream</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-ws</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/basic/xml/pom.xml b/basic/xml/pom.xml
index 23efe6d7..3d58690f 100644
--- a/basic/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/xml/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/basic/xmpp/pom.xml b/basic/xmpp/pom.xml
index 31f92db1..d2ba05a2 100644
--- a/basic/xmpp/pom.xml
+++ b/basic/xmpp/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-xmpp</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0044ddba..79925145 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
 			postgresVersion = '9.1-901-1.jdbc4'
 			subethasmtpVersion = '1.2'
 			slf4jVersion = '1.7.11'
-			springIntegrationVersion = '4.3.7.RELEASE'
+			springIntegrationVersion = '4.3.8.RELEASE'
 			springIntegrationDslVersion = '1.2.1.RELEASE'
 			springIntegrationKafkaVersion = '2.1.0.RELEASE'
 			springIntegrationSplunkVersion = '1.1.0.RELEASE'
diff --git a/dsl/cafe-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/cafe-dsl/pom.xml
index fe119a78..dbd7e00b 100644
--- a/dsl/cafe-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/cafe-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -62,118 +62,58 @@
       <artifactId>cafe-si</artifactId>
       <version>4.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-integration</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
       <version>16.0.1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-java-dsl</artifactId>
       <version>1.2.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
       <version>4.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
       <version>1.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
       <version>1.10.19</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
       <version>4.3.2.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
diff --git a/dsl/kafka-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/kafka-dsl/pom.xml
index 95f5e76d..290ea808 100644
--- a/dsl/kafka-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/kafka-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -61,96 +61,36 @@
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-integration</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
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-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
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-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-java-dsl</artifactId>
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-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-kafka</artifactId>
       <version>2.1.0.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
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-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-kafka-test</artifactId>
       <version>1.1.0.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
       <version>1.2.17</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/dsl/si4demo/pom.xml b/dsl/si4demo/pom.xml
index bd3b4de8..ffd2ac4f 100644
--- a/dsl/si4demo/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/si4demo/pom.xml
@@ -61,174 +61,84 @@
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-integration</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-mail</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-twitter</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-http</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-ip</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-java-dsl</artifactId>
       <version>1.2.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.mail-api</artifactId>
       <version>1.5.5</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.mail</artifactId>
       <version>1.5.5</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
       <artifactId>rome</artifactId>
       <version>1.5.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
       <version>4.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
       <version>1.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
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       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
       <version>1.10.19</version>
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-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
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       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
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-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
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   <repositories>
diff --git a/intermediate/async-gateway/pom.xml b/intermediate/async-gateway/pom.xml
index 35302234..3cedbf2f 100644
--- a/intermediate/async-gateway/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/async-gateway/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/dynamic-poller/pom.xml b/intermediate/dynamic-poller/pom.xml
index 7cecf48e..e5eaa82c 100644
--- a/intermediate/dynamic-poller/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/dynamic-poller/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/errorhandling/pom.xml b/intermediate/errorhandling/pom.xml
index 6ae71023..3c7ea204 100644
--- a/intermediate/errorhandling/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/errorhandling/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-stream</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
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diff --git a/intermediate/file-processing/pom.xml b/intermediate/file-processing/pom.xml
index a76b3f28..cf470124 100644
--- a/intermediate/file-processing/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/file-processing/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-file</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
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     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/mail-attachments/pom.xml b/intermediate/mail-attachments/pom.xml
index da509538..b58a99ee 100644
--- a/intermediate/mail-attachments/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/mail-attachments/pom.xml
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-mail</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
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     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>spring-integration-file</artifactId>
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+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
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     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/monitoring/pom.xml b/intermediate/monitoring/pom.xml
index 4375fed6..aef19852 100644
--- a/intermediate/monitoring/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/monitoring/pom.xml
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@
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       <artifactId>spring-integration-jmx</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
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     <dependency>
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diff --git a/intermediate/multipart-http/pom.xml b/intermediate/multipart-http/pom.xml
index ac88800f..becf0624 100644
--- a/intermediate/multipart-http/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/multipart-http/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-http</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/rest-http/pom.xml b/intermediate/rest-http/pom.xml
index 8f741652..aba28405 100644
--- a/intermediate/rest-http/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/rest-http/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
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       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-http</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
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     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/retry-and-more/pom.xml b/intermediate/retry-and-more/pom.xml
index c249e59c..c4f169c3 100644
--- a/intermediate/retry-and-more/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/retry-and-more/pom.xml
@@ -56,25 +56,25 @@
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       <artifactId>spring-integration-stream</artifactId>
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     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/splitter-aggregator-reaper/pom.xml b/intermediate/splitter-aggregator-reaper/pom.xml
index 9efa9c2d..1bab8878 100644
--- a/intermediate/splitter-aggregator-reaper/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/splitter-aggregator-reaper/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
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diff --git a/intermediate/stored-procedures-derby/pom.xml b/intermediate/stored-procedures-derby/pom.xml
index 70f29fdd..074ce19b 100644
--- a/intermediate/stored-procedures-derby/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/stored-procedures-derby/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
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       <artifactId>spring-integration-jdbc</artifactId>
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+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
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     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/stored-procedures-ms/pom.xml b/intermediate/stored-procedures-ms/pom.xml
index da23e850..bc542e20 100644
--- a/intermediate/stored-procedures-ms/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/stored-procedures-ms/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/stored-procedures-oracle/pom.xml b/intermediate/stored-procedures-oracle/pom.xml
index 9bf42a87..c0b0862c 100644
--- a/intermediate/stored-procedures-oracle/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/stored-procedures-oracle/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/stored-procedures-postgresql/pom.xml b/intermediate/stored-procedures-postgresql/pom.xml
index 66d996c0..7e9978d2 100644
--- a/intermediate/stored-procedures-postgresql/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/stored-procedures-postgresql/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/tcp-client-server-multiplex/pom.xml b/intermediate/tcp-client-server-multiplex/pom.xml
index 78f90f83..098c09c7 100644
--- a/intermediate/tcp-client-server-multiplex/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/tcp-client-server-multiplex/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-ip</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/intermediate/travel/pom.xml b/intermediate/travel/pom.xml
index a1bf5214..a97c71e2 100644
--- a/intermediate/travel/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/travel/pom.xml
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-ws</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-http</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/intermediate/tx-synch/pom.xml b/intermediate/tx-synch/pom.xml
index 5afdc090..cbb5b14d 100644
--- a/intermediate/tx-synch/pom.xml
+++ b/intermediate/tx-synch/pom.xml
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-file</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>4.3.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>