diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1fb18c0646..6325a286f1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -328,10 +328,10 @@ project("spring-core") {
 		jarjar("com.googlecode.jarjar:jarjar:1.3")
 
 		compile(files(cglibRepackJar))
-		compile("commons-logging:commons-logging:1.1.3")
-		optional("commons-codec:commons-codec:1.9")
+		compile("commons-logging:commons-logging:1.2")
+		optional("commons-codec:commons-codec:1.10")
 		optional("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:${aspectjVersion}")
-		optional("net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:4.6")
+		optional("net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:4.8")
 		optional("log4j:log4j:1.2.17")
 		testCompile("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:${tomcatVersion}")
 		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.5")