diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 800854291f..341a038967 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		<jgit.version>6.1.0.202203080745-r</jgit.version>
 		<javax-inject.version>1</javax-inject.version>
 		<json-unit-assertj.version>2.32.0</json-unit-assertj.version>
-		<rest-assured.version>5.0.2-SNAPSHOT</rest-assured.version>
+		<rest-assured.version>5.1.0</rest-assured.version>
 
 		<junit-vintage.version>5.8.2</junit-vintage.version>
 		<junit-jupiter.version>5.8.2</junit-jupiter.version>
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml
index d37449a48f..b9bc3c6f89 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-contract.version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-contract.version>
-		<rest-assured.version>5.0.2-SNAPSHOT</rest-assured.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/build.gradle
index 7a6eab0042..b62fa49a03 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/build.gradle
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ repositories {
 }
 // end::deps_repos[]
 
-ext['rest-assured.version'] = "${restAssuredVersion}"
-
 dependencyManagement {
 	imports {
 		mavenBom "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:$BOM_VERSION"
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/gradle.properties b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/gradle.properties
index fd36ba6fa1..5f7f89f3b2 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/gradle.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ org.gradle.daemon=false
 verifierVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 BOM_VERSION=2022.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 bootVersion=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-restAssuredVersion=5.0.2-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/pom.xml
index 9ae4d633ab..aeeb2ae68d 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-contract.version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-contract.version>
-		<rest-assured.version>5.0.2-SNAPSHOT</rest-assured.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-server/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-server/build.gradle
index a8c4adc181..de20d29621 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-server/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-server/build.gradle
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ repositories {
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
 }
 
-ext['rest-assured.version'] = "${restAssuredVersion}"
-
 dependencyManagement {
 	imports {
 		mavenBom "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:${BOM_VERSION}"
diff --git a/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-server/gradle.properties b/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-server/gradle.properties
index fd36ba6fa1..5f7f89f3b2 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-server/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-server/gradle.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ org.gradle.daemon=false
 verifierVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 BOM_VERSION=2022.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 bootVersion=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-restAssuredVersion=5.0.2-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/build.gradle
index fe3e6c0615..5c2efeae1c 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/build.gradle
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ repositories {
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
 }
 
-ext['rest-assured.version'] = "${restAssuredVersion}"
-
 dependencyManagement {
 	imports {
 		mavenBom "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:${BOM_VERSION}"
diff --git a/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/gradle.properties b/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/gradle.properties
index fd36ba6fa1..5f7f89f3b2 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/gradle.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ org.gradle.daemon=false
 verifierVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 BOM_VERSION=2022.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 bootVersion=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-restAssuredVersion=5.0.2-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/pom.xml
index 768f5616b4..2fb9954121 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-contract.version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-contract.version>
-		<rest-assured.version>5.0.2-SNAPSHOT</rest-assured.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>