diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5f66c99781..fffcde2899 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ext {
 	groovyVersion = '2.5.10'
 	hamcrestVersion = '2.2'
 	hazelcastVersion = '3.12.6'
-	hibernateVersion = '5.4.12.Final'
+	hibernateVersion = '5.4.13.Final'
 	hsqldbVersion = '2.5.0'
 	h2Version = '1.4.200'
 	jacksonVersion = '2.10.3'
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ext {
 	kryoShadedVersion = '4.0.2'
 	lettuceVersion = '5.2.2.RELEASE'
 	log4jVersion = '2.13.1'
-	micrometerVersion = '1.3.6'
+	micrometerVersion = '1.3.7'
 	mockitoVersion = '3.3.3'
 	mongoDriverVersion = '4.0.1'
 	mysqlVersion = '8.0.19'
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ ext {
 	servletApiVersion = '4.0.1'
 	smackVersion = '4.3.4'
 	springAmqpVersion = project.hasProperty('springAmqpVersion') ? project.springAmqpVersion : '2.2.5.RELEASE'
-	springDataVersion = project.hasProperty('springDataVersion') ? project.springDataVersion : 'Neumann-M4'
-	springSecurityVersion = project.hasProperty('springSecurityVersion') ? project.springSecurityVersion : '5.3.0.RELEASE'
+	springDataVersion = project.hasProperty('springDataVersion') ? project.springDataVersion : 'Neumann-RC1'
+	springSecurityVersion = project.hasProperty('springSecurityVersion') ? project.springSecurityVersion : '5.3.1.RELEASE'
 	springRetryVersion = '1.2.5.RELEASE'
 	springVersion = project.hasProperty('springVersion') ? project.springVersion : '5.2.5.RELEASE'
 	springWsVersion = '3.0.8.RELEASE'
-	tomcatVersion = "9.0.31"
+	tomcatVersion = "9.0.33"
 	xstreamVersion = '1.4.11.1'
 
 	javaProjects = subprojects - project(':spring-integration-bom')
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ configure(javaProjects) { subproject ->
 
 	checkstyle {
 		configFile = file("$rootDir/src/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml")
-		toolVersion = project.hasProperty('checkstyleVersion') ? project.checkstyleVersion : '8.30'
+		toolVersion = project.hasProperty('checkstyleVersion') ? project.checkstyleVersion : '8.31'
 	}
 
 	jar {
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/RemoteFileTemplate.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/RemoteFileTemplate.java
index 8053166db4..50e53c6a2a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/RemoteFileTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/RemoteFileTemplate.java
@@ -488,19 +488,18 @@ public class RemoteFileTemplate<F> implements RemoteFileOperations<F>, Initializ
 	}
 
 	private StreamHolder payloadToInputStream(Message<?> message) throws MessageDeliveryException {
+		Object payload = message.getPayload();
 		try {
-			Object payload = message.getPayload();
-			InputStream dataInputStream = null;
-			String name = null;
 			if (payload instanceof File) {
 				File inputFile = (File) payload;
 				if (inputFile.exists()) {
-					dataInputStream = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(inputFile));
-					name = inputFile.getAbsolutePath();
+					return new StreamHolder(
+							new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(inputFile)), inputFile.getAbsolutePath());
 				}
 			}
 			else if (payload instanceof byte[] || payload instanceof String) {
 				byte[] bytes;
+				String name;
 				if (payload instanceof String) {
 					bytes = ((String) payload).getBytes(this.charset);
 					name = "String payload";
@@ -509,17 +508,15 @@ public class RemoteFileTemplate<F> implements RemoteFileOperations<F>, Initializ
 					bytes = (byte[]) payload;
 					name = "byte[] payload";
 				}
-				dataInputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
+				return new StreamHolder(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes), name);
 			}
 			else if (payload instanceof InputStream) {
-				dataInputStream = (InputStream) payload;
-				name = "InputStream payload";
+				return new StreamHolder((InputStream) payload, "InputStream payload");
 			}
 			else if (payload instanceof Resource) {
 				Resource resource = (Resource) payload;
-				dataInputStream = resource.getInputStream();
 				String filename = resource.getFilename();
-				name = filename != null ? filename : "Resource payload";
+				return new StreamHolder(resource.getInputStream(), filename != null ? filename : "Resource payload");
 			}
 			else {
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported payload type ["
@@ -527,16 +524,11 @@ public class RemoteFileTemplate<F> implements RemoteFileOperations<F>, Initializ
 						+ "]. The only supported payloads are " +
 						"java.io.File, java.lang.String, byte[], and InputStream");
 			}
-			if (dataInputStream == null) {
-				return null;
-			}
-			else {
-				return new StreamHolder(dataInputStream, name);
-			}
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
 			throw new MessageDeliveryException(message, "Failed to create sendable file.", e);
 		}
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	private void sendFileToRemoteDirectory(InputStream inputStream, String temporaryRemoteDirectoryArg,