diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
index 6b7fe6681d..d3bfa66d47 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@ class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
     	}
 
         RootBeanDefinition securityAnnotations = new RootBeanDefinition(clazz);
+        securityAnnotations.setRole(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
         parserContext.getRegistry().registerBeanDefinition(BeanIds.SECURITY_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTES, securityAnnotations);
 
         RootBeanDefinition methodDefinitionAttributes = new RootBeanDefinition(MethodDefinitionAttributes.class);
+        methodDefinitionAttributes.setRole(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
         methodDefinitionAttributes.getPropertyValues().addPropertyValue("attributes", new RuntimeBeanReference(BeanIds.SECURITY_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTES));
         parserContext.getRegistry().registerBeanDefinition(BeanIds.METHOD_DEFINITION_ATTRIBUTES, methodDefinitionAttributes);
 
         RootBeanDefinition interceptor = new RootBeanDefinition(MethodSecurityInterceptor.class);
+        interceptor.setRole(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
 
         String accessManagerId = element.getAttribute(ATT_ACCESS_MGR);
 
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
         parserContext.getRegistry().registerBeanDefinition(BeanIds.METHOD_SECURITY_INTERCEPTOR, interceptor);
 
         RootBeanDefinition advisor = new RootBeanDefinition(MethodDefinitionSourceAdvisor.class);
+        advisor.setRole(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
         advisor.getConstructorArgumentValues().addGenericArgumentValue(interceptor);
         parserContext.getRegistry().registerBeanDefinition(BeanIds.METHOD_DEFINITION_SOURCE_ADVISOR, advisor);
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7933f34b76..9a1a6a2592 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
     <properties>        
-        <spring.version>2.0.6</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>2.0.8</spring.version>
         <felix.version>1.4.0</felix.version>
         <docbook.source>${basedir}/src/docbkx</docbook.source>
         <docbook.target>${basedir}/target/site/guide</docbook.target>