diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
index 6554045e1..ae0a5d6c8 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
 			<artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0.GA</version>
+			<version>${validation}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index edfa519fa..8072d3f66 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
-		<validation>1.0.0.GA</validation>
 		<objenesis>1.3</objenesis>
 		<equalsverifier>1.5</equalsverifier>
 	</properties>