diff --git a/gradle/java.gradle b/gradle/java.gradle
index 34d8c734..05f998fe 100644
--- a/gradle/java.gradle
+++ b/gradle/java.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sourceCompatibility = '1.6'
 targetCompatibility = '1.6'
 
 ext.apacheDsVersion = '1.5.5'
-ext.springVersion = '4.3.4.RELEASE'
+ext.springVersion = '4.3.23.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
 ext.springDataVersion = '1.12.11.RELEASE'
 ext.springDataSpring3Version = '1.10.2.RELEASE'
 ext.springBatchVersion = '2.0.4.RELEASE'
diff --git a/test/integration-tests-spring20/src/test/resources/conf/commonTestContext.xml b/test/integration-tests-spring20/src/test/resources/conf/commonTestContext.xml
index 3bb88954..6cc8f335 100644
--- a/test/integration-tests-spring20/src/test/resources/conf/commonTestContext.xml
+++ b/test/integration-tests-spring20/src/test/resources/conf/commonTestContext.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
-                           https://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd">
+                           https://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.0.xsd">
 
 	<!--
 		This context configuration file defines common beans,
diff --git a/test/integration-tests-spring20/src/test/resources/conf/ldapTemplateTestContext.xml b/test/integration-tests-spring20/src/test/resources/conf/ldapTemplateTestContext.xml
index 82f50135..aa77e3c2 100644
--- a/test/integration-tests-spring20/src/test/resources/conf/ldapTemplateTestContext.xml
+++ b/test/integration-tests-spring20/src/test/resources/conf/ldapTemplateTestContext.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
 	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
-                           https://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd">
+                           https://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.0.xsd">
 	<import resource="classpath:/conf/commonTestContext.xml" />
 
 	<bean id="contextSource"