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+package org.springframework.security.core;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.junit.*;
+
+/**
+ * Checks that the embedded version information is up to date.
+ *
+ * @author Luke Taylor
+ */
+public class SpringSecurityCoreVersionTests {
+
+    @Test
+    public void springVersionIsUpToDate() throws Exception {
+        // Property is set by the build script
+        String springVersion = System.getProperty("springVersion");
+
+        assertEquals(springVersion, SpringSecurityCoreVersion.MIN_SPRING_VERSION);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void serialVersionMajorAndMinorVersionMatchBuildVersion() throws Exception {
+        String version = System.getProperty("springSecurityVersion");
+
+        // Strip patch version
+        String serialVersion = String.valueOf(SpringSecurityCoreVersion.SERIAL_VERSION_UID).substring(0,2);
+
+        assertEquals(version.charAt(0), serialVersion.charAt(0));
+        assertEquals(version.charAt(2), serialVersion.charAt(1));
+
+    }
+}