diff --git a/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml b/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml
index 38b448079f..137d3c1f99 100644
--- a/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-integration-parent</artifactId>
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
 		<org.hamcrest.version>1.1</org.hamcrest.version>
 		<org.slf4j.version>1.5.10</org.slf4j.version>
 		<org.springframework.version>3.0.3.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
-		<org.springframework.security.version>2.0.5.RELEASE</org.springframework.security.version>
+		<org.springframework.security.version>3.0.3.RELEASE</org.springframework.security.version>
 		<org.springframework.ws.version>1.5.9</org.springframework.ws.version>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@
 	</profiles>
 	<distributionManagement>
 		<!-- see 'staging' profile for dry-run deployment settings -->
-		<!-- see 'snapshot', 'milestone' and 'release' profiles for respective repository settings -->
+		<!-- see 'snapshot', 'milestone' and 'release' profiles for respective 
+			repository settings -->
 		<downloadUrl>http://static.springframework.org/spring-integration/site/downloads/releases.html</downloadUrl>
 		<site>
 			<id>static.springframework.org</id>
@@ -109,14 +111,10 @@
 		</site>
 	</distributionManagement>
 	<dependencyManagement>
-		<!--
-			inheritable <dependency> declarations for child poms. children still
-			must explicitly declare the groupId/artifactId of these dependencies
-			in order for them to show up on the classpath, but metadata like
-			<version> and <scope> are inherited, which cuts down on verbosity.
-			see
-			http://www.sonatype.com/books/mvnref-book/reference/pom-relationships-sect-dep-manage.html
-		-->
+		<!-- inheritable <dependency> declarations for child poms. children still 
+			must explicitly declare the groupId/artifactId of these dependencies in order 
+			for them to show up on the classpath, but metadata like <version> and <scope> 
+			are inherited, which cuts down on verbosity. see http://www.sonatype.com/books/mvnref-book/reference/pom-relationships-sect-dep-manage.html -->
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
@@ -213,13 +211,21 @@
 				<artifactId>spring-commons-serializer</artifactId>
 				<version>1.0.0.M1</version>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
+				<version>${org.springframework.security.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
+				<version>${org.springframework.security.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
 			<!-- test-scoped dependencies -->
 			<dependency>
-				<!--
-					while cglib is not necessarily a 'test'-related dependency, it is
-					only used for testing purposes by child modules thus it's scope has
-					been generalized to 'test' here
-				-->
+				<!-- while cglib is not necessarily a 'test'-related dependency, it is 
+					only used for testing purposes by child modules thus it's scope has been 
+					generalized to 'test' here -->
 				<groupId>cglib</groupId>
 				<artifactId>cglib-nodep</artifactId>
 				<version>${cglib.version}</version>
@@ -276,12 +282,10 @@
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 	<dependencies>
-		<!--
-			dependency definitions to be inherited by child poms. any
-			<dependency> declarations here will automatically show up on child
-			project classpaths. only items that are truly common across all
-			projects should go here. otherwise, consider <dependencyManagement />
-		-->
+		<!-- dependency definitions to be inherited by child poms. any <dependency> 
+			declarations here will automatically show up on child project classpaths. 
+			only items that are truly common across all projects should go here. otherwise, 
+			consider <dependencyManagement /> -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
@@ -292,10 +296,8 @@
 	<build>
 		<extensions>
 			<extension>
-				<!--
-					available only in the springframework maven repository. see
-					<repositories> section below
-				-->
+				<!-- available only in the springframework maven repository. see <repositories> 
+					section below -->
 				<groupId>org.springframework.build.aws</groupId>
 				<artifactId>org.springframework.build.aws.maven</artifactId>
 				<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
@@ -376,12 +378,9 @@
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
-				<!--
-					configures the springsource bundlor plugin, which generates
-					OSGI-compatible MANIFEST.MF files during the 'compile' phase of
-					the maven build. For more information, see
-					http://static.springsource.org/s2-bundlor/1.0.x/user-guide/html/ch04s03.html
-				-->
+				<!-- configures the springsource bundlor plugin, which generates OSGI-compatible 
+					MANIFEST.MF files during the 'compile' phase of the maven build. For more 
+					information, see http://static.springsource.org/s2-bundlor/1.0.x/user-guide/html/ch04s03.html -->
 				<groupId>com.springsource.bundlor</groupId>
 				<artifactId>com.springsource.bundlor.maven</artifactId>
 				<version>1.0.0.RELEASE</version>
@@ -398,10 +397,8 @@
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
-				<!--
-					configures the jar plugin to pick up the manifest created by
-					bundlor (see above)
-				-->
+				<!-- configures the jar plugin to pick up the manifest created by bundlor 
+					(see above) -->
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.2</version>
@@ -416,11 +413,8 @@
 	<reporting>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
-				<!--
-					significantly speeds up the 'Dependencies' report during site
-					creation see
-					http://old.nabble.com/Skipping-dependency-report-during-Maven2-site-generation-td20116761.html
-				-->
+				<!-- significantly speeds up the 'Dependencies' report during site creation 
+					see http://old.nabble.com/Skipping-dependency-report-during-Maven2-site-generation-td20116761.html -->
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.1</version>
diff --git a/spring-integration-security/pom.xml b/spring-integration-security/pom.xml
index 485eaa7f66..d76f292cff 100644
--- a/spring-integration-security/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-security/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-			<version>3.0.3.RELEASE</version>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-			<version>3.0.3.RELEASE</version>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>