diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index 096fd4802..b842a2def 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
 			<artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
-			<version>4.2.2</version>
+			<version>${awaitility}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>