diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/pom.xml
index 8f460d599..9d5c45ca9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-connectors-core</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>