diff --git a/spring-aspects/spring-aspects.gradle b/spring-aspects/spring-aspects.gradle
index 6422ff52f2..a534dc865f 100644
--- a/spring-aspects/spring-aspects.gradle
+++ b/spring-aspects/spring-aspects.gradle
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ dependencies {
 	optional(project(":spring-orm"))  // for JPA exception translation support
 	optional(project(":spring-tx"))  // for JPA, @Transactional support
 	optional("javax.cache:cache-api:1.1.0") // for JCache aspect
-	optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.2")  // for @javax.transaction.Transactional support
+	optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.3")  // for @javax.transaction.Transactional support
 	testCompile(project(":spring-core"))  // for CodeStyleAspect
 	testCompile(project(":spring-test"))
 	testCompile("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:1.6.1")
diff --git a/spring-context-indexer/spring-context-indexer.gradle b/spring-context-indexer/spring-context-indexer.gradle
index f62e4e90d5..2b68cd8a51 100644
--- a/spring-context-indexer/spring-context-indexer.gradle
+++ b/spring-context-indexer/spring-context-indexer.gradle
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ dependencies {
 	testCompile(project(":spring-context"))
 	testCompile("javax.inject:javax.inject:1")
 	testCompile("javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:1.3.2")
-	testCompile("org.eclipse.persistence:javax.persistence:2.1.1")
+	testCompile("org.eclipse.persistence:javax.persistence:2.2.0")
 }
diff --git a/spring-jdbc/spring-jdbc.gradle b/spring-jdbc/spring-jdbc.gradle
index 1774490f36..053229af77 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/spring-jdbc.gradle
+++ b/spring-jdbc/spring-jdbc.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies {
 	compile(project(":spring-core"))
 	compile(project(":spring-tx"))
 	optional(project(":spring-context"))  // for JndiDataSourceLookup
-	optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.2")
+	optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.3")
 	optional("org.hsqldb:hsqldb:${hsqldbVersion}")
 	optional("com.h2database:h2:1.4.197")
 	optional("org.apache.derby:derby:10.14.1.0")
diff --git a/spring-jms/spring-jms.gradle b/spring-jms/spring-jms.gradle
index 3b0da1da1b..756c8c61ca 100644
--- a/spring-jms/spring-jms.gradle
+++ b/spring-jms/spring-jms.gradle
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ dependencies {
 	optional(project(":spring-context"))
 	optional(project(":spring-oxm"))
 	optional("javax.resource:javax.resource-api:1.7")
-	optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.2")
+	optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.3")
 	optional("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${jackson2Version}")
 }
diff --git a/spring-orm/spring-orm.gradle b/spring-orm/spring-orm.gradle
index 23e4b1ea83..d99303e3ab 100644
--- a/spring-orm/spring-orm.gradle
+++ b/spring-orm/spring-orm.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies {
 	optional(project(":spring-context"))
 	optional(project(":spring-web"))
 	optional("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa:2.7.1")
-	optional("org.hibernate:hibernate-core:5.2.16.Final")
+	optional("org.hibernate:hibernate-core:5.3.0.CR1")
 	optional("javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0")
 	testCompile("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:${aspectjVersion}")
 	testCompile("org.hsqldb:hsqldb:${hsqldbVersion}")
diff --git a/spring-tx/spring-tx.gradle b/spring-tx/spring-tx.gradle
index d8e0a62e92..c4de98aefb 100644
--- a/spring-tx/spring-tx.gradle
+++ b/spring-tx/spring-tx.gradle
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ dependencies {
 	optional("javax.ejb:javax.ejb-api:3.2")
 	optional("javax.interceptor:javax.interceptor-api:1.2.1")
 	optional("javax.resource:javax.resource-api:1.7")
-	optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.2")
+	optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.3")
 	optional("com.ibm.websphere:uow:6.0.2.17")
 	testCompile("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:${aspectjVersion}")
 	testCompile("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:${groovyVersion}")
-	testCompile("org.eclipse.persistence:javax.persistence:2.1.1")
+	testCompile("org.eclipse.persistence:javax.persistence:2.2.0")
 }