diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fe8e88b7..c60f8a27 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
 		mockitoVersion = '2.18.0'
 		scalaVersion = '2.11'
 		springRetryVersion = '1.2.2.RELEASE'
-		springVersion = '5.1.0.RC2'
+		springVersion = '5.1.0.RC3'
 		springDataCommonsVersion = '2.1.0.RC2'
 
 		idPrefix = 'kafka'