diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e3c4d971f24..ae989bbcd4b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	version = qualifyVersionIfNecessary(version)
 
 	ext.aspectjVersion       = "1.7.4"
+	ext.eclipseLinkVersion   = "2.4.2"
 	ext.groovyVersion        = "1.8.9"
 	ext.hibernate3Version    = "3.6.10.Final"
 	ext.hibernate4Version    = "4.2.12.Final"
-	ext.hibValVersion        = "4.3.1.Final"
+	ext.hibVal4Version       = "4.3.1.Final"
 	ext.hsqldbVersion        = "2.3.2"
 	ext.jackson1Version      = "1.9.13"
 	ext.jackson2Version      = "2.3.3"
@@ -25,13 +26,14 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.jettyVersion         = "9.1.5.v20140505"
 	ext.jodaVersion          = "2.3"
 	ext.junitVersion         = "4.11"
+	ext.openJpaVersion       = "2.2.2"
 	ext.slf4jVersion         = "1.7.7"
 	ext.tiles2Version        = "2.2.2"
 	ext.tiles3Version        = "3.0.4"
 	ext.tomcatVersion        = "8.0.5"
 	ext.xstreamVersion       = "1.4.7"
 
-	ext.gradleScriptDir   = "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle"
+	ext.gradleScriptDir = "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle"
 
 	apply plugin: "propdeps"
 	apply plugin: "java"
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ project("spring-context") {
 		optional("javax.enterprise.concurrent:javax.enterprise.concurrent-api:1.0")
 		optional("org.eclipse.persistence:javax.persistence:2.0.0")
 		optional("javax.validation:validation-api:1.0.0.GA")
-		optional("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:${hibValVersion}")
+		optional("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:${hibVal4Version}")
 		optional("joda-time:joda-time:${jodaVersion}")
 		optional("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:${aspectjVersion}")
 		optional("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:${groovyVersion}")
@@ -649,9 +651,9 @@ project("spring-orm") {
 		optional(project(":spring-context"))
 		optional(project(":spring-web"))
 		optional("aopalliance:aopalliance:1.0")
-		optional("org.eclipse.persistence:javax.persistence:2.0.0")
-		optional("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.core:2.4.0")
-		optional("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa:2.4.0") {
+		optional("org.eclipse.persistence:javax.persistence:2.0.5")
+		optional("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.core:${eclipseLinkVersion}")
+		optional("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa:${eclipseLinkVersion}") {
 			exclude group: 'org.eclipse.persistence', module: 'javax.persistence'
 		}
 		optional("org.hibernate:hibernate-core:${hibernate3Version}") {
@@ -661,13 +663,13 @@ project("spring-orm") {
 		optional("org.hibernate:hibernate-entitymanager:${hibernate3Version}") {
 			exclude group: 'org.hibernate.javax.persistence', module: 'hibernate-jpa-2.0-api'
 		}
-		optional("org.apache.openjpa:openjpa:2.2.1") {
+		optional("org.apache.openjpa:openjpa:${openJpaVersion}") {
 			exclude group: 'junit', module: 'junit'
 			exclude group: 'org.apache.geronimo.specs', module: 'geronimo-jpa_2.0_spec'
 			exclude group: 'org.apache.geronimo.specs', module: 'geronimo-jta_1.1_spec'
 			exclude group: 'org.apache.geronimo.specs', module: 'geronimo-jms_1.1_spec'
 		}
-		optional("javax.jdo:jdo-api:3.0") {
+		optional("javax.jdo:jdo-api:3.0.1") {
 			exclude group: 'javax.transaction', module: 'transaction-api'
 		}
 		optional("javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.0.1")
@@ -755,7 +757,7 @@ project("spring-webmvc") {
 			exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet"
 		}
 		testCompile("javax.validation:validation-api:1.0.0.GA")
-		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:${hibValVersion}")
+		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:${hibVal4Version}")
 		testCompile("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.3.3")
 		testCompile("commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:1.3.1")
 		testCompile("commons-io:commons-io:1.3")
@@ -855,7 +857,7 @@ project("spring-test") {
 			exclude group: 'org.hibernate.javax.persistence', module: 'hibernate-jpa-2.0-api'
 		}
 		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-entitymanager:${hibernate3Version}")
-		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:${hibValVersion}")
+		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:${hibVal4Version}")
 		testCompile("com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream:${xstreamVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:${jackson1Version}")
 		testCompile("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${jackson2Version}")