diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
index 653dd6b2f6..a151d129a7 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <neo4j.version>3.0.1</neo4j.version>
-        <spring-data-neo4j.version>4.1.1.RELEASE</spring-data-neo4j.version>
+        <neo4j.version>3.0.7</neo4j.version>
+        <spring-data-neo4j.version>4.1.5.RELEASE</spring-data-neo4j.version>
+        <jackson-jsog.version>1.1</jackson-jsog.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>1.4.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
+        <spring-test.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</spring-test.version>
+        <neo4j-ogm-test.version>2.0.5</neo4j-ogm-test.version>
+        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>        
     </properties>
 
@@ -26,14 +31,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.voodoodyne.jackson.jsog</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-jsog</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1</version>
+            <version>${jackson-jsog.version}</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.6.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -61,7 +66,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>neo4j-ogm-test</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.2</version>
+            <version>${neo4j-ogm-test.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -74,12 +79,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>${junit.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.3.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${spring-test.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/pom.xml b/spring-data-redis/pom.xml
index 6f1fc9294d..9700dd7091 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-redis/pom.xml
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <spring.version>4.2.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <spring-data-redis>1.6.2.RELEASE</spring-data-redis>
-        <nosqlunit.version>0.8.0</nosqlunit.version>
+        <spring.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring-data-redis>1.7.5.RELEASE</spring-data-redis>
+        <cglib.version>3.2.4</cglib.version>       
+        <jedis.version>2.9.0</jedis.version> 
+        <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
+        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <nosqlunit.version>0.10.0</nosqlunit.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>        
     </properties>
 
@@ -25,19 +29,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>cglib</groupId>
             <artifactId>cglib-nodep</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2</version>
+            <version>${cglib.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.16</version>
+            <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>redis.clients</groupId>
             <artifactId>jedis</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.1</version>
+            <version>${jedis.version}</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>${junit.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest/pom.xml
index 5ae694a04f..da5d844211 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <version>1.4.2.RELEASE</version>
         <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-solr/pom.xml b/spring-data-solr/pom.xml
index ec6eb7bf46..e43b3ff774 100644
--- a/spring-data-solr/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-solr/pom.xml
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <spring.version>4.2.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <spring-data-solr>2.0.4.RELEASE</spring-data-solr>
+        <spring-data-solr.version>2.0.5.RELEASE</spring-data-solr.version>
+        <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
+        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-data-solr</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring-data-solr}</version>
+            <version>${spring-data-solr.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -35,12 +37,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.16</version>
+            <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>${junit.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/spring-dispatcher-servlet/pom.xml b/spring-dispatcher-servlet/pom.xml
index 646db663db..13ad062195 100644
--- a/spring-dispatcher-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-dispatcher-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -18,33 +18,33 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
+            <version>${javax.servlet.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
-            <version>4.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.thymeleaf</groupId>
             <artifactId>thymeleaf-spring4</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.2.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${thymeleaf.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.21</version>
+            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>${maven-war-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
                 </configuration>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>9.3.12.v20160915</version>
+                <version>${jetty-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <webApp>
                         <contextPath>/</contextPath>
@@ -79,4 +79,22 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
+    
+    <properties>
+        <!-- Spring -->
+        <org.springframework.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
+        <thymeleaf.version>3.0.2.RELEASE</thymeleaf.version>
+        
+        <!-- logging -->
+        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.21</org.slf4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.7</log4j.version>
+        
+        <!-- various -->
+        <javax.servlet.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet.version>
+        
+        <!-- Maven plugins -->
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
+        <jetty-maven-plugin.version>9.3.14.v20161028</jetty-maven-plugin.version>
+    </properties>
 </project>