diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c20ab6f3b3..8f41e3194e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ allprojects {
 
 	ext.releaseBuild = version.endsWith('RELEASE')
 	ext.snapshotBuild = version.endsWith('SNAPSHOT')
-	ext.springVersion = '4.2.1.RELEASE'
+	ext.springVersion = '4.2.5.RELEASE'
 	ext.springLdapVersion = '2.0.2.RELEASE'
 
 	group = 'org.springframework.security'
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
index d17536d6c4..48da1c37d3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class SpringSecurityCoreVersion {
 	 */
 	public static final long SERIAL_VERSION_UID = 410L;
 
-	static final String MIN_SPRING_VERSION = "4.2.1.RELEASE";
+	static final String MIN_SPRING_VERSION = "4.2.5.RELEASE";
 
 	static {
 		performVersionChecks();