diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
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+++ b/build.gradle
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+buildscript {
+  dependencies {
+    classpath 'io.spring.gradle:spring-build-conventions:0.0.13.RELEASE'
+    classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:$springBootVersion"
+  }
+  repositories {
+    maven { url 'https://repo.spring.io/plugins-release' }
+  }
+}
+
+ext.IDE_GRADLE = "$rootDir/gradle/ide.gradle"
+
+apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.root'
+apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.spring-module'
+apply from: IDE_GRADLE
+
+group = 'org.springframework.data'
+description = 'Spring Data Test Framework for Pivotal GemFire and Apache Geode'
+
+ext.releaseBuild = version.endsWith('RELEASE')
+ext.snapshotBuild = version.endsWith('SNAPSHOT')
+ext.milestoneBuild = !(releaseBuild || snapshotBuild)
+
+dependencies {
+
+  compile "org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode"
+
+  compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test") {
+    exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging";
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
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+++ b/gradle.properties
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+antlrVersion=2.7.7
+apacheGeodeVersion=1.2.1
+assertjVersion=3.9.1
+hamcrestVersion=1.3
+junitVersion=4.12
+logbackVersion=1.2.3
+mockitoVersion=2.15.0
+multithreadedtcVersion=1.01
+pivotalGemFireVersion=9.1.1
+springVersion=5.0.4.RELEASE
+springBootVersion=2.0.0.RELEASE
+springDataGemFireVersion=2.0.5.RELEASE
+springDataGeodeVersion=2.0.5.RELEASE
+springDataReleaseTrainVersion=Kay-SR5
+springIoVersion=Cairo-BUILD-SNAPSHOT
+springShellVersion=1.2.0.RELEASE
+version=1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/gradle/dependency-management.gradle b/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
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+++ b/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
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+dependencyManagement {
+	imports {
+		mavenBom "org.springframework:spring-framework-bom:$springVersion"
+		mavenBom "org.springframework.data:spring-data-releasetrain:$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
+	}
+	dependencies {
+		dependency "antlr:antlr:$antlrVersion"
+		dependency "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:$logbackVersion"
+		dependency "ch.qos.logback:logback-core:$logbackVersion"
+		dependency "edu.umd.cs.mtc:multithreadedtc:$multithreadedtcVersion"
+		dependency "junit:junit:$junitVersion"
+		dependency "org.assertj:assertj-core:$assertjVersion"
+		dependency "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:$hamcrestVersion"
+		dependency "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:$hamcrestVersion"
+		dependency "org.mockito:mockito-core:$mockitoVersion"
+		dependency "org.springframework.shell:spring-shell:$springShellVersion"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gradle/ide.gradle b/gradle/ide.gradle
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+++ b/gradle/ide.gradle
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+idea {
+	module {
+		testSourceDirs += file('src/integration-test/java')
+	}
+}
+