diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 29eb0527..44d9bee0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ buildscript {
 		maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
 	}
 	dependencies {
-		classpath 'io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:1.0.0.RC1'
+		classpath 'io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:1.0.3.RELEASE'
 		classpath("com.bmuschko:gradle-tomcat-plugin:2.2.5")
 		classpath("org.springframework.build.gradle:propdeps-plugin:0.0.7")
 		classpath("io.spring.gradle:spring-io-plugin:0.0.6.RELEASE")
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ plugins {
 
 group = 'org.springframework.session'
 
-ext.springBootVersion = '1.5.0.RC1'
+ext.springBootVersion = '1.5.4.RELEASE'
 ext.IDE_GRADLE = "$rootDir/gradle/ide.gradle"
 ext.JAVA_GRADLE = "$rootDir/gradle/java.gradle"
 ext.MAVEN_GRADLE = "$rootDir/gradle/publish-maven.gradle"
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3073e1fe..e7901749 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-assertjVersion=2.5.0
+assertjVersion=2.6.0
 bootstrapVersion=2.3.2
 commonsLoggingVersion=1.2
 commonsPoolVersion=2.4.2
 gebVersion=0.13.1
-groovyVersion=2.4.4
-h2Version=1.4.192
-hazelcastVersion=3.6.5
-httpClientVersion=4.5.1
+groovyVersion=2.4.11
+h2Version=1.4.195
+hazelcastVersion=3.7.7
+httpClientVersion=4.5.3
 html5ShivVersion=3.7.3
-jacksonVersion=2.6.5
+jacksonVersion=2.8.8
 jedisVersion=2.9.0
 jspApiVersion=2.0
 jstlVersion=1.2.1
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ lettuceVersion=4.3.0.Final
 mockitoVersion=1.10.19
 seleniumVersion=2.52.0
 servletApiVersion=3.0.1
-springVersion=4.3.4.RELEASE
-springDataGemFireVersion=1.9.3.RELEASE
+springVersion=4.3.9.RELEASE
+springDataGemFireVersion=1.9.4.RELEASE
 springDataGeodeVersion=1.0.0.INCUBATING-RELEASE
-springDataMongoVersion=1.9.4.RELEASE
-springDataRedisVersion=1.8.3.RELEASE
-springSecurityVersion=4.2.0.RELEASE
+springDataMongoVersion=1.10.4.RELEASE
+springDataRedisVersion=1.8.4.RELEASE
+springSecurityVersion=4.2.3.RELEASE
 springShellVersion=1.1.0.RELEASE
 spockVersion=1.0-groovy-2.4
 webjarsTaglibVersion=0.3
diff --git a/gradle/java.gradle b/gradle/java.gradle
index 64c04c40..612ccbd2 100644
--- a/gradle/java.gradle
+++ b/gradle/java.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ group = 'org.springframework.session'
 sourceCompatibility = 1.5
 targetCompatibility = 1.5
 
-ext.springIoVersion = project.hasProperty('platformVersion') ? platformVersion : 'Brussels-SR1'
+ext.springIoVersion = project.hasProperty('platformVersion') ? platformVersion : 'Brussels-SR3'
 
 ext.spockDependencies = [
 		dependencies.create("org.spockframework:spock-core:$spockVersion") {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ext.seleniumDependencies = [
 
 ext.jstlDependencies = [
 		"javax.servlet.jsp.jstl:javax.servlet.jsp.jstl-api:$jstlVersion",
-		"org.apache.taglibs:taglibs-standard-jstlel:1.2.1"
+		"org.apache.taglibs:taglibs-standard-jstlel:$jstlelVersion"
 ]
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/spring-session/build.gradle b/spring-session/build.gradle
index 3b6228ff..c422455d 100644
--- a/spring-session/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-session/build.gradle
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ dependencies {
 			"org.springframework.security:spring-security-web:$springSecurityVersion"
 	provided "javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:$servletApiVersion"
 	integrationTestCompile "redis.clients:jedis:$jedisVersion",
-			"org.apache.commons:commons-pool2:2.2",
+			"org.apache.commons:commons-pool2:$commonsPoolVersion",
 			"com.hazelcast:hazelcast-client:$hazelcastVersion",
 			"com.h2database:h2:$h2Version",
-			"org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.3.3",
-			"org.apache.derby:derby:10.12.1.1",
-			"de.flapdoodle.embed:de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo:1.50.2"
+			"org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.3.5",
+			"org.apache.derby:derby:10.13.1.1",
+			"de.flapdoodle.embed:de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo:1.50.5"
 
-	integrationTestRuntime "org.springframework.shell:spring-shell:1.0.0.RELEASE"
+	integrationTestRuntime "org.springframework.shell:spring-shell:$springShellVersion"
 
 	testCompile "junit:junit:$junitVersion",
 			"org.mockito:mockito-core:$mockitoVersion",