diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 022db73ad7..dfb89c2279 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ project("spring-core") {
 		optional("net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:4.8")
 		optional("log4j:log4j:1.2.17")
 		testCompile("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:${tomcatVersion}")
-		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.5")
+		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.6")
 		testCompile("org.codehaus.woodstox:woodstox-core-asl:${woodstoxVersion}") {
 			exclude group: "stax", module: "stax-api"
 		}
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ project("spring-jdbc") {
 		optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.2")
 		optional("com.mchange:c3p0:0.9.2.1")
 		optional("org.hsqldb:hsqldb:${hsqldbVersion}")
-		optional("com.h2database:h2:1.4.185")
+		optional("com.h2database:h2:1.4.186")
 		optional("org.apache.derby:derby:10.11.1.1")
 		optional("org.apache.derby:derbyclient:10.11.1.1")
 	}
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ project("spring-web") {
 		optional("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:${protobufVersion}")
 		optional("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:1.5.2")
 		testCompile(project(":spring-context-support"))  // for JafMediaTypeFactory
-		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.5")
+		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.6")
 		testCompile("org.slf4j:slf4j-jcl:${slf4jVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.apache.taglibs:taglibs-standard-jstlel:1.2.1") {
 			exclude group: "org.apache.taglibs", module: "taglibs-standard-spec"
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ project("spring-webmvc") {
 		}
 		testCompile(project(":spring-aop"))
 		testCompile("rhino:js:1.7R1")
-		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.5")
+		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.6")
 		testCompile("dom4j:dom4j:1.6.1") {
 			exclude group: "xml-apis", module: "xml-apis"
 		}
@@ -969,9 +969,9 @@ project("spring-test") {
 		optional("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:${aspectjVersion}")
 		optional("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:${groovyVersion}")
 		optional("org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3")
-		optional("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:1.1.0")
+		optional("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:1.2.0")
 		optional("org.skyscreamer:jsonassert:1.2.3")
-		optional("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.5")
+		optional("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.6")
 		testCompile(project(":spring-context-support"))
 		testCompile(project(":spring-oxm"))
 		testCompile("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:1.5.2")