diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 5f67d73da3..e372a93b53 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ integration.repo.dir=${basedir}/../integration-repo
 javadoc.exclude.package.names=org/springframework/integration/samples/**
 # dependency versions
 spring.version=3.0.0.RC1
-junit.version=4.6.0
+junit.version=4.7.0
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.test/ivy.xml b/org.springframework.integration.test/ivy.xml
index b694a62b42..2c0976af92 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.test/ivy.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.test/ivy.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	</publications>
 
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency org="org.junit" name="com.springsource.org.junit" rev="4.6.0" conf="test->runtime"/>
+		<dependency org="org.junit" name="com.springsource.org.junit" rev="${junit.version}" conf="test->runtime"/>
 		<dependency org="org.springframework.integration" name="org.springframework.integration" rev="latest.integration" conf="compile->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.springframework.integration" name="org.springframework.integration.adapter" rev="latest.integration" conf="compile->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="org.springframework" name="org.springframework.test" rev="${spring.version}" conf="compile->runtime"/>