diff --git a/acl/acl.gradle b/acl/acl.gradle
index 869464d000..0aa25c3178 100644
--- a/acl/acl.gradle
+++ b/acl/acl.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ dependencies {
             "net.sf.ehcache:ehcache:$ehcacheVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-jdbc:$springVersion"
 
diff --git a/cas/cas.gradle b/cas/cas.gradle
index d692ae1905..7b4945de3e 100644
--- a/cas/cas.gradle
+++ b/cas/cas.gradle
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 dependencies {
     compile project(':spring-security-core'),
             project(':spring-security-web'),
-            "javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5",
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",            
+            "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion",            
+            "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion",
             "org.jasig.cas:cas-client-core:3.1.9",
             "net.sf.ehcache:ehcache:$ehcacheVersion"
+
+    provided 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
 }            
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/config.gradle b/config/config.gradle
index e595e52df4..a24a092a58 100644
--- a/config/config.gradle
+++ b/config/config.gradle
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ compileTestJava.dependsOn(':spring-security-core:compileTestJava')
 dependencies {
     compile project(':spring-security-core'),
             project(':spring-security-web'),
-            "javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5",
             "org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:$aspectjVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion",            
+            "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion"
 
+    provided "javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5"
+
     testCompile project(':spring-security-ldap'),
                 project(':spring-security-openid'),
                 files(this.project(':spring-security-core').sourceSets.test.classesDir),
diff --git a/core/core.gradle b/core/core.gradle
index fbb83e09f7..2e4ac049fa 100644
--- a/core/core.gradle
+++ b/core/core.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ dependencies {
             "net.sf.ehcache:ehcache:$ehcacheVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-expression:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-jdbc:$springVersion",
diff --git a/gradle/javaprojects.gradle b/gradle/javaprojects.gradle
index 1c69944ad9..d205a70ee8 100644
--- a/gradle/javaprojects.gradle
+++ b/gradle/javaprojects.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ configurations {
 dependencies {
     compile 'commons-logging:commons-logging:1.1.1'
 
+    compile ("org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion") {
+        exclude(group: 'commons-logging', module: 'commons-logging')
+    }
+
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.7',
             'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.7',
             'org.jmock:jmock:2.5.1',
@@ -28,9 +32,9 @@ dependencies {
             'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.1',
             'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.1',
             "org.springframework:spring-test:$springVersion"
-    bundlor 'com.springsource.bundlor:com.springsource.bundlor.ant:1.0.0.RC1',
-            'com.springsource.bundlor:com.springsource.bundlor:1.0.0.RC1',
-            'com.springsource.bundlor:com.springsource.bundlor.blint:1.0.0.RC1'
+    bundlor 'com.springsource.bundlor:com.springsource.bundlor.ant:1.0.0.RELEASE',
+            'com.springsource.bundlor:com.springsource.bundlor:1.0.0.RELEASE',
+            'com.springsource.bundlor:com.springsource.bundlor.blint:1.0.0.RELEASE'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/gradle/maven.gradle b/gradle/maven.gradle
index 188c2c53a6..bf88b8dc95 100644
--- a/gradle/maven.gradle
+++ b/gradle/maven.gradle
@@ -26,15 +26,11 @@ gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {graph ->
     }
 }
 
+def deployer = null
+
 uploadArchives {
-    def mavenDeployer = repositories.mavenDeployer {
+    deployer = repositories.mavenDeployer {
         configuration = configurations.deployerJars
-        pom.whenConfigured {pom ->
-            def optionalDeps = ['commons-logging', 'ehcache', 'log4j', 'apacheds-core', 'apacheds-server-jndi', 'jsp-api', 'slf4j-api', 'slf4j-log4j12', 'jsr250-api', 'ldapsdk']
-            def providedDeps = ['servlet-api']
-            pom.dependencies.findAll {dep -> optionalDeps.contains(dep.artifactId) }*.optional = true
-            pom.dependencies.findAll {dep -> providedDeps.contains(dep.artifactId) }*.scope = 'provided'
-        }
     }
     doFirst {
         if (releaseBuild) {
@@ -52,4 +48,23 @@ uploadArchives {
     }
 }
 
-conf2ScopeMappings.addMapping(1, configurations.provided, "provided")
\ No newline at end of file
+// Pom Customization
+
+installer = install.repositories.mavenInstaller
+
+def optionalDeps = ['commons-logging', 'ehcache', 'log4j', 'apacheds-core', 'jsp-api', 'jsr250-api', 'ldapsdk']
+
+[installer, deployer]*.pom*.whenConfigured { pom ->
+    pom.scopeMappings.addMapping(10, configurations.provided, 'provided')
+
+    pom.dependencies.findAll { dep ->
+        optionalDeps.contains(dep.artifactId) ||
+        dep.groupId.startsWith('org.apache.directory') ||
+        dep.groupId.startsWith('org.slf4j')
+    }*.optional = true
+
+    if (pom.artifactId == 'spring-security-config') {
+        pom.dependencies.find { dep -> dep.artifactId == 'spring-security-web'}.optional = true
+        pom.dependencies.find { dep -> dep.artifactId == 'spring-web'}.optional = true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/itest/web/itest-web.gradle b/itest/web/itest-web.gradle
index 1a72da5bc3..6ba082f47d 100644
--- a/itest/web/itest-web.gradle
+++ b/itest/web/itest-web.gradle
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 
 dependencies {
     compile     "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
-                "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion",
-                'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
+                "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion"
+
+    provided    'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
 
     testCompile project(':spring-security-core'),
                 project(':spring-security-web'),
                 project(':spring-security-taglibs'),
-                "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
                 "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
                 "org.springframework:spring-webmvc:$springVersion",
                 "org.mortbay.jetty:jetty:$jettyVersion",
diff --git a/ldap/ldap.gradle b/ldap/ldap.gradle
index c7de42711a..4bd8091054 100644
--- a/ldap/ldap.gradle
+++ b/ldap/ldap.gradle
@@ -4,18 +4,22 @@ test.exclude('**/OpenLDAPIntegrationTestSuite.class')
 
 dependencies {
     compile project(':spring-security-core'),
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core:$springLdapVersion",
             "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core:$apacheDsVersion",
             "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core-entry:$apacheDsVersion",
             "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-protocol-shared:$apacheDsVersion",
             "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-protocol-ldap:$apacheDsVersion", 
             "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-server-jndi:$apacheDsVersion",
-            'org.apache.directory.shared:shared-ldap:0.9.15',             
+            'org.apache.directory.shared:shared-ldap:0.9.15',
             'ldapsdk:ldapsdk:4.1'
+    compile ("org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core:$springLdapVersion") {
+        exclude(group: 'commons-logging', module: 'commons-logging')
+        exclude(group: 'org.springframework', module: 'spring-core')
+        exclude(group: 'org.springframework', module: 'spring-tx')
+        exclude(group: 'org.springframework', module: 'spring-beans')
+    }
 
     runtime 'org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:1.4.3'
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openid/openid.gradle b/openid/openid.gradle
index e1810b32dc..814d480259 100644
--- a/openid/openid.gradle
+++ b/openid/openid.gradle
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ dependencies {
             project(':spring-security-web'),
             'org.openid4java:openid4java-nodeps:0.9.5',
             "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion",            
+            "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion"
 
-    provided "javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5"
+    provided 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
 
     runtime 'commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient:3.1'
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 207a032087..bfad73d162 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -441,6 +441,11 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.4.2</version>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.1</version>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/cas/cas.gradle b/samples/cas/cas.gradle
index bff5dc0e99..0bd7994d8d 100644
--- a/samples/cas/cas.gradle
+++ b/samples/cas/cas.gradle
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ apply id: 'war'
 apply id: 'jetty'
 
 dependencies {
-//    providedCompile 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5@jar'
-
     runtime project(':spring-security-core'),
             project(':spring-security-web'),
             project(':spring-security-config'),
-//            project(':taglibs'),
             'log4j:log4j:1.2.15@jar'
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/contacts/contacts.gradle b/samples/contacts/contacts.gradle
index 0eddb980b4..4e0f4a3a1f 100644
--- a/samples/contacts/contacts.gradle
+++ b/samples/contacts/contacts.gradle
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ apply id: 'jetty'
 
 dependencies {
     providedCompile 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5@jar'
+
     compile project(':spring-security-core'),
             project(':spring-security-acl'),
             "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-jdbc:$springVersion",
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/tutorial.gradle b/samples/tutorial/tutorial.gradle
index 52623feb13..c8c0643abb 100644
--- a/samples/tutorial/tutorial.gradle
+++ b/samples/tutorial/tutorial.gradle
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ apply id: 'jetty'
 
 dependencies {
     providedCompile 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5@jar'
+
     compile project(':spring-security-core'),
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-webmvc:$springVersion",
diff --git a/sandbox/heavyduty/build.gradle b/sandbox/heavyduty/build.gradle
index 1f23df1df8..75341a155a 100644
--- a/sandbox/heavyduty/build.gradle
+++ b/sandbox/heavyduty/build.gradle
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
-usePlugin('war')
-usePlugin('jetty')
-usePlugin('project-reports')
+apply: 'war'
+apply: 'jetty'
+//apply: 'project-reports'
 
-version = '3.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT'
-springVersion = '3.0.0.RELEASE'
-targetCompatibility = '1.5' 
+version = '3.1.0.CI-SNAPSHOT'
+springVersion = '3.0.1.RELEASE'
+targetCompatibility = '1.5'
 sourceCompatibility = '1.5'
 
 repositories {
-    mavenRepo name:'localRepo', urls:'file:///Users/luke/.m2/repository'
-}
-
-configurations {
-//    runtime.excludeRules.add(org: 'org.apache.commons')
+    mavenRepo name:'Local', urls: "file://" + System.properties['user.home'] + "/.m2/repository"
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    //
-    // NB: Transient deps are all runtime deps (unlike maven)
     compile 'aopalliance:aopalliance:1.0',
             "org.springframework.security:spring-security-core:$version",
             "org.springframework.security:spring-security-web:$version",
@@ -27,27 +21,23 @@ dependencies {
             "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-webmvc:$springVersion",
-            'commons-logging:commons-logging:1.1.1',
-            "org.aspectj:aspectjrt:1.6.5",
-            'org.hibernate:ejb3-persistence:1.0.2.GA'
-            'javax.persistence:persistence-api:1.0'
+            'org.aspectj:aspectjrt:1.6.8',
+            'org.hibernate:ejb3-persistence:1.0.2.GA',
+            'javax.persistence:persistence-api:1.0',
+            'org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:1.5.11'            
 
-    providedCompile "javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5"
+    providedCompile 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
 
     runtime 'org.hibernate:hibernate-entitymanager:3.4.0.GA',
-            "org.springframework:spring-context-support:$springVersion",    
-            "org.springframework.security:spring-security-ldap:$version",    
+            "org.springframework:spring-context-support:$springVersion",
+            "org.springframework.security:spring-security-ldap:$version",
             "org.springframework.security:spring-security-config:$version",
-            "org.springframework.security:spring-security-taglibs:$version",             
+            "org.springframework.security:spring-security-taglibs:$version",
             "org.springframework:spring-orm:$springVersion",
             'org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core:1.5.5',
             'org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-server-jndi:1.5.5',
             'org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.16',
             "hsqldb:hsqldb:1.8.0.10",
-            'org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:1.5.8',
+            'org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:1.5.11',
             'log4j:log4j:1.2.14'
 }
-
-task ('pcomp') {
-    println configurations.compile
-}
diff --git a/sandbox/heavyduty/pom.xml b/sandbox/heavyduty/pom.xml
index 91c52215e4..b9fe7de4dd 100755
--- a/sandbox/heavyduty/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/heavyduty/pom.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,22 @@
             <artifactId>spring-security-taglibs</artifactId>
             <version>${spring.security.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
             <version>${spring.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${spring.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
@@ -117,6 +127,7 @@
             <scope>runtime</scope>
             <version>1.1.2</version>
         </dependency>
+<!--
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
             <artifactId>apacheds-core</artifactId>
@@ -131,6 +142,7 @@
             <scope>compile</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
+-->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-collections</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-collections</artifactId>
@@ -140,20 +152,25 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.8</version>
+            <version>1.5.10</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>1.5.10</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.8</version>
+            <version>1.5.10</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
-            <version>1.2.14</version>
+            <version>1.2.15</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -176,6 +193,11 @@
                     <wtpversion>2.0</wtpversion>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.1</version>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -204,7 +226,7 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <properties>
-        <spring.version>3.0.0.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>3.0.1.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <spring.security.version>3.1.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</spring.security.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/taglibs/taglibs.gradle b/taglibs/taglibs.gradle
index 0c253d8d80..7765bf5f15 100644
--- a/taglibs/taglibs.gradle
+++ b/taglibs/taglibs.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':spring-security-core'),
             project(':spring-security-web'),
             project(':spring-security-acl'),
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-expression:$springVersion",
diff --git a/web/web.gradle b/web/web.gradle
index ef8b061dfa..6357370cd2 100644
--- a/web/web.gradle
+++ b/web/web.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ dependencies {
             'aopalliance:aopalliance:1.0',
             "org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:$aspectjVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion",
-            "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-expression:$springVersion",