diff --git a/aspects/spring-security-aspects.gradle b/aspects/spring-security-aspects.gradle
index 51ba3fcb67..6b50ef7235 100644
--- a/aspects/spring-security-aspects.gradle
+++ b/aspects/spring-security-aspects.gradle
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ sourceSets.test.aspectj.srcDir "src/test/java"
 sourceSets.test.java.srcDirs = files()
 
 compileAspectj.ajcOptions.outxmlfile = "META-INF/aop.xml"
+
+aspectj {
+	version = aspectjVersion
+}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 45764ce4e9..fb5c958a36 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+aspectjVersion=1.9.3
 gaeVersion=1.9.75
 springBootVersion=2.2.0.M3
 version=5.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/gradle/dependency-management.gradle b/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
index bea01d658b..b221730670 100644
--- a/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ dependencyManagement {
 		dependency 'org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-logging-log4j:8.0.44'
 		dependency 'org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket:8.5.23'
 		dependency 'org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-annotations-api:8.5.23'
-		dependency 'org.aspectj:aspectjrt:1.9.3'
-		dependency 'org.aspectj:aspectjtools:1.9.3'
-		dependency 'org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:1.9.3'
+		dependency "org.aspectj:aspectjrt:$aspectjVersion"
+		dependency "org.aspectj:aspectjtools:$aspectjVersion"
+		dependency "org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:$aspectjVersion"
 		dependency 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.12.2'
 		dependency 'org.attoparser:attoparser:2.0.4.RELEASE'
 		dependency 'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on:1.62'
diff --git a/samples/javaconfig/aspectj/spring-security-samples-javaconfig-aspectj.gradle b/samples/javaconfig/aspectj/spring-security-samples-javaconfig-aspectj.gradle
index cba74cbdbe..6487a14d43 100644
--- a/samples/javaconfig/aspectj/spring-security-samples-javaconfig-aspectj.gradle
+++ b/samples/javaconfig/aspectj/spring-security-samples-javaconfig-aspectj.gradle
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ dependencies {
 
 	runtime project(':spring-security-aspects')
 }
+
+aspectj {
+	version = aspectjVersion
+}
+
diff --git a/samples/xml/aspectj/spring-security-samples-xml-aspectj.gradle b/samples/xml/aspectj/spring-security-samples-xml-aspectj.gradle
index 5ec643637f..dfc2b98418 100644
--- a/samples/xml/aspectj/spring-security-samples-xml-aspectj.gradle
+++ b/samples/xml/aspectj/spring-security-samples-xml-aspectj.gradle
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ dependencies {
 	runtime project(':spring-security-aspects')
 	runtime project(':spring-security-config')
 }
+
+aspectj {
+	version = aspectjVersion
+}
+