diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 70c674b6a0..22cd409982 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
 		springAmqpVersion = '1.1.3.RELEASE'
 		springDataMongoVersion = '1.1.1.RELEASE'
 		springDataRedisVersion = '1.0.2.RELEASE'
-		springGemfireVersion = '1.1.1.RELEASE'
+		springGemfireVersion = '1.2.2.RELEASE'
 		springSecurityVersion = '3.1.3.RELEASE'
 		springSocialTwitterVersion = '1.0.1.RELEASE'
 		springWsVersion = '2.1.1.RELEASE'
diff --git a/spring-integration-gemfire/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/gemfire/outbound/CacheWritingMessageHandlerTests.java b/spring-integration-gemfire/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/gemfire/outbound/CacheWritingMessageHandlerTests.java
index 1bccd71e11..e2a2d8da5e 100644
--- a/spring-integration-gemfire/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/gemfire/outbound/CacheWritingMessageHandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-gemfire/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/gemfire/outbound/CacheWritingMessageHandlerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.gemfire.outbound;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -28,13 +29,13 @@ import org.springframework.data.gemfire.RegionFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.integration.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.support.MessageBuilder;
 
-import com.gemstone.bp.edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.Collections;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.Cache;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.Region;
 
 /**
  * @author Mark Fisher
  * @author David Turanski
+ * @author Gunnar Hillert
  * @since 2.1
  */
 public class CacheWritingMessageHandlerTests {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ public class CacheWritingMessageHandlerTests {
 		assertEquals(1, region.size());
 		assertEquals("bar", region.get("foo"));
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
 	public void ExpressionsWriteToCache() throws Exception {
 		CacheFactoryBean cacheFactoryBean = new CacheFactoryBean();
@@ -71,13 +72,12 @@ public class CacheWritingMessageHandlerTests {
 		Region<String, String> region = regionFactoryBean.getObject();
 		assertEquals(0, region.size());
 		CacheWritingMessageHandler handler = new CacheWritingMessageHandler(region);
-		
+
 		Map<String, String> expressions = new HashMap<String, String>();
 		expressions.put("'foo'", "'bar'");
 		expressions.put("payload.toUpperCase()", "headers['bar'].toUpperCase()");
 		handler.setCacheEntries(expressions);
-		
-		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+
 		Message<?> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload("foo").copyHeaders(Collections.singletonMap("bar", "bar")).build();
 		handler.handleMessage(message);
 		assertEquals(2, region.size());