diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 38a116af3a3..5e225af5fe0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ext {
     isBuildSnapshot = grailsVersion.endsWith(".BUILD-SNAPSHOT")
     antTraxVersion = "1.7.1"
     antVersion = "1.8.4"
-    aspectjVersion = "1.7.1"
+    aspectjVersion = "1.7.2"
     commonsBeanUtilsVersion = "1.8.3"
     commonsCliVersion = "1.2"
     commonsCollectionsVersion = "3.2.1"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ ext {
 
     spockVersion = '0.7-groovy-2.0'
     springLoadedVersion = "1.1.1"
-    springVersion = "3.2.0.RELEASE"
+    springVersion = "3.2.2.RELEASE"
     springWebflowVersion= "2.0.8.RELEASE"
     hibernateVersion = "3.6.10.Final"
     ehcacheVersion = "2.4.6"
diff --git a/grails-bootstrap/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/resolve/GrailsCoreDependencies.java b/grails-bootstrap/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/resolve/GrailsCoreDependencies.java
index a81c06b4aaf..9ffeaf5f1db 100644
--- a/grails-bootstrap/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/resolve/GrailsCoreDependencies.java
+++ b/grails-bootstrap/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/resolve/GrailsCoreDependencies.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class GrailsCoreDependencies {
     public final String grailsVersion;
     public final String servletVersion;
     protected final String groovyVersion = "2.1.1";
-    protected final String log4jVersion = "1.2.16";
+    protected final String log4jVersion = "1.2.17";
     protected final String h2Version = "1.3.164";
     protected final String ehcacheVersion = "2.4.6";
     protected final String jaxbVersion = "2.0";