diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4e424f249a..aae84a11ad 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.groovyVersion        = "2.4.3"
 	ext.gsonVersion          = "2.3.1"
 	ext.hibernate3Version    = "3.6.10.Final"
-	ext.hibernate4Version    = "4.3.8.Final"
+	ext.hibernate4Version    = "4.3.9.Final"
 	ext.hibval4Version       = "4.3.2.Final"
 	ext.hibval5Version       = "5.2.0.Beta1"  // to be upgraded to 5.2 final in time for Spring Framework 4.2 GA
 	ext.hsqldbVersion        = "2.3.2"
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.httpasyncVersion     = "4.0.2"
 	ext.jackson2Version      = "2.5.2"
 	ext.jasperreportsVersion = "6.0.3"
+	ext.javamailVersion      = "1.5.3"
 	ext.jettyVersion         = "9.2.10.v20150310"
 	ext.jodaVersion          = "2.7"
 	ext.jtaVersion           = "1.2"
@@ -624,7 +625,7 @@ project("spring-context-support") {
 		compile(project(":spring-context"))
 		optional(project(":spring-jdbc"))  // for Quartz support
 		optional(project(":spring-tx"))  // for Quartz support
-		optional("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:1.5.2")
+		optional("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:${javamailVersion}")
 		optional("javax.cache:cache-api:1.0.0")
 		optional("com.google.guava:guava:18.0")
 		optional("net.sf.ehcache:ehcache:${ehcacheVersion}")
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ project("spring-context-support") {
 		testCompile("commons-digester:commons-digester:1.8.1")  // for Velocity/JasperReports
 		testCompile("org.hsqldb:hsqldb:${hsqldbVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${slf4jVersion}")
-		testRuntime("com.sun.mail:javax.mail:1.5.2")
+		testRuntime("com.sun.mail:javax.mail:${javamailVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.ehcache:jcache:${ehcachejcacheVersion}")
 		// testCompile("org.ehcache:ehcache:3.0.0.m1")  // alternative to ehcache-jcache above
 	}
@@ -703,7 +704,7 @@ project("spring-web") {
 		optional("log4j:log4j:1.2.17")
 		optional("com.googlecode.protobuf-java-format:protobuf-java-format:1.2")
 		optional("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:${protobufVersion}")
-		optional("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:1.5.2")
+		optional("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:${javamailVersion}")
 		testCompile(project(":spring-context-support"))  // for JafMediaTypeFactory
 		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:${xmlunitVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.slf4j:slf4j-jcl:${slf4jVersion}")
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ project("spring-web") {
 			exclude group: "org.apache.taglibs", module: "taglibs-standard-spec"
 		}
 		testCompile("com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-joda:${jackson2Version}")
-		testRuntime("com.sun.mail:javax.mail:1.5.2")
+		testRuntime("com.sun.mail:javax.mail:${javamailVersion}")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -979,7 +980,7 @@ project("spring-test") {
 		optional("xmlunit:xmlunit:${xmlunitVersion}")
 		testCompile(project(":spring-context-support"))
 		testCompile(project(":spring-oxm"))
-		testCompile("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:1.5.2")
+		testCompile("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:${javamailVersion}")
 		testCompile("javax.ejb:ejb-api:3.0")
 		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-core:${hibernate4Version}")
 		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-entitymanager:${hibernate4Version}")
@@ -1044,7 +1045,7 @@ project("spring-aspects") {
 		optional("javax.cache:cache-api:1.0.0")
 		testCompile(project(":spring-core"))  // for CodeStyleAspect
 		testCompile(project(":spring-test"))
-		testCompile("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:1.5.2")
+		testCompile("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:${javamailVersion}")
 	}
 
 	eclipse.project {