diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 022ebcc6..2bd2ff4c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-springBootVersion=2.1.0.M1
+springBootVersion=2.1.0.M2
 version=2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/samples/gradle/dependency-management.gradle b/samples/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
index 78058f95..9c48e1b0 100644
--- a/samples/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
+++ b/samples/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ext['spring.version'] = '5.1.0.RC2'
-
 dependencyManagement {
 	dependencies {
 		dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.3'