diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 27efc7a67..e0b4c0ef9 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 		<okhttp.version>4.9.0</okhttp.version>
 		<microbenchmark-runner.version>0.2.0.RELEASE</microbenchmark-runner.version>
 		<jmh.version>1.26</jmh.version>
-		<spring-cloud-stream.version>3.1.2</spring-cloud-stream.version>
+		<spring-cloud-stream.version>3.1.3-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-stream.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 8486942a0..a934b5b15 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream</artifactId>
+			<!-- TODO: why is this needed? -->
+			<version>${spring-cloud-stream.version}</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation/pom.xml
index a2e0f6ad5..0b4f970a9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation/pom.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream</artifactId>
+			<!-- TODO: why is this needed? -->
+			<version>${spring-cloud-stream.version}</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>