diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bdce18a..b671c11 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ allprojects {
 description = 'Spring Session for Apache Geode'
 
 //ext['groovy.version'] = "$groovyVersion"
-//ext['spring.version'] = "$springVersion"
-//ext['spring-framework.version'] = "$springVersion"
+ext['spring.version'] = "$springVersion"
+ext['spring-framework.version'] = "$springVersion"
 //ext['spring-data-bom.version'] = "$springDataBomVersion"
 //ext['spring-session-bom.version'] = "$springSessionBomVersion"
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7b77ef5..581e22d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ javaxServletJspJstlApiVersion=1.2.1
 multithreadedtcVersion=1.01
 # The Spring Boot & Spring Session version are the only required version properties.
 # The other Spring version properties are for overriding/testing purposes.
-springVersion=5.3.1
+springVersion=5.3.3
 springBootVersion=2.4.1-SNAPSHOT
 springDataCommonsVersion=2.4.1
 springDataGeodeVersion=2.4.1