diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/JdbcRepositoryFactoryBean.java b/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/JdbcRepositoryFactoryBean.java
index 64aa38761..f52efa84e 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/JdbcRepositoryFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/JdbcRepositoryFactoryBean.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class JdbcRepositoryFactoryBean<T extends Repository<S, ID>, S, ID extend
 	 *
 	 * @param repositoryInterface must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
-	protected JdbcRepositoryFactoryBean(Class<? extends T> repositoryInterface) {
+	public JdbcRepositoryFactoryBean(Class<? extends T> repositoryInterface) {
 		super(repositoryInterface);
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class JdbcRepositoryFactoryBean<T extends Repository<S, ID>, S, ID extend
 	}
 
 	@Autowired
-	protected void setMappingContext(RelationalMappingContext mappingContext) {
+	public void setMappingContext(RelationalMappingContext mappingContext) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(mappingContext, "MappingContext must not be null");
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class JdbcRepositoryFactoryBean<T extends Repository<S, ID>, S, ID extend
 	}
 
 	@Autowired
-	protected void setDialect(Dialect dialect) {
+	public void setDialect(Dialect dialect) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(dialect, "Dialect must not be null");