diff --git a/spring-bootstrap-samples/pom.xml b/spring-bootstrap-samples/pom.xml
index 3d86256e578..60f60caf420 100644
--- a/spring-bootstrap-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-bootstrap-samples/pom.xml
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
           <dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${spring.version}</version>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>