diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 640f297..da3476e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ group = 'org.springframework.session'
 description = 'Spring Session for Apache Geode'
 
 ext['groovy.version'] = "$groovyVersion"
-//ext['spring.version'] = "$springVersion"
+ext['spring.version'] = "$springVersion"
 //ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = "$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
 //ext['spring-session-bom.version'] = "$springSessionBomVersion"
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d4463d6..ee6d8ce 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ multithreadedtcVersion=1.01
 pivotalGemFireVersion=9.5.3
 # The Spring Boot & Spring Session version are the only required version properties.
 # The other Spring version properties are for overriding/testing purposes.
-springVersion=5.1.6.RELEASE
+springVersion=5.1.7.RELEASE
 springBootVersion=2.1.4.RELEASE
 springDataCommonsVersion=2.1.6.RELEASE
 springDataGemFireVersion=2.1.6.RELEASE