diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7de4cc5..f6e22a1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.root'
 group = 'org.springframework.data'
 description = 'Spring Test Framework for Apache Geode and Pivotal GemFire using Spring Data.'
 
-//ext['spring.version'] = "$springVersion"
+ext['spring.version'] = "$springVersion"
 ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = "$springDataReleaseTrainVersion"
 
 ext.releaseBuild = version.endsWith('RELEASE')