diff --git a/spring-spel/pom.xml b/spring-spel/pom.xml
index add5e53348..c3817ce2bd 100644
--- a/spring-spel/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-spel/pom.xml
@@ -8,26 +8,34 @@
     <artifactId>spel</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
+    <properties>
+        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
+        <springframework.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</springframework.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    </properties>
+    
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>${junit.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
             <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3</version>
+            <version>${hamcrest.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.6.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${springframework.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.6.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${springframework.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -35,7 +43,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <optimize>true</optimize>
@@ -50,7 +58,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.19.1</version>
+                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludes>
                           <exclude>**/*IntegrationTest.java</exclude>