diff --git a/samples/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/build.gradle b/samples/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/build.gradle
index bd0b39c3..93d03fb0 100644
--- a/samples/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ buildscript {
 		mavenCentral()
 	}
 	dependencies {
-		classpath 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:1.2.1.RELEASE'
+		classpath 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:1.2.4.RELEASE'
 	}
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ dependencies {
 	testCompile 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path'
 	testCompile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
 	testCompile 'org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs:1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
-
 }
 
 ext {
diff --git a/samples/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/pom.xml b/samples/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/pom.xml
index e8a61e18..26e4f7e3 100644
--- a/samples/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.1.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>1.2.4.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle b/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle
index 249c0248..d7c9a4c3 100644
--- a/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ buildscript {
 		mavenCentral()
 	}
 	dependencies {
-		classpath 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:1.2.1.RELEASE'
+		classpath 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:1.2.4.RELEASE'
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/pom.xml b/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/pom.xml
index 350d0a72..b46f0db1 100644
--- a/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.1.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>1.2.4.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>