diff --git a/mifosng-provider/build.gradle b/mifosng-provider/build.gradle
index 62ed5b8eb..4ae27257d 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/build.gradle
+++ b/mifosng-provider/build.gradle
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
 /* define binary compatiblity version */
 targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
 
-project.ext.springVersion = '3.2.5.RELEASE'
-project.ext.springSecurityVersion = '3.1.4.RELEASE'
+project.ext.springVersion = '4.0.4.RELEASE'
+project.ext.springSecurityVersion = '3.2.3.RELEASE'
 project.ext.hibernateCoreVersion = '4.1.9.Final'
 project.ext.jerseyVersion = '1.17'
 project.ext.springDataJpaVersion = '1.4.1.RELEASE'
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 	compile(
 	   			[group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-core', version: springVersion],
+                [group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-context-support', version: springVersion],
 	   			[group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-aspects', version: springVersion],
 	   			[group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-web', version: springVersion],
 	   			[group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-test', version: springVersion],
@@ -139,8 +140,8 @@ dependencies {
                 [group: 'com.github.spullara.mustache.java', name: 'compiler', version: '0.8.12'],
                 [group: 'com.jayway.jsonpath', name: 'json-path', version: '0.9.1'])
 
- 	 testCompile 'junit:junit:4.10',
- 	 			 'junit:junit-dep:4.10',
+ 	 testCompile 'junit:junit:4.11',
+ 	 			 'junit:junit-dep:4.11',
                  'org.mockito:mockito-all:1.9.5',
                  'com.jayway.restassured:rest-assured:1.7.2'
 
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/appContext.xml b/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/appContext.xml
index 5986dd911..5791428c4 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/appContext.xml
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/appContext.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx" xmlns:cache="http://www.springframework.org/schema/cache"
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/jpa http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/jpa/spring-jpa.xsd
-		http://www.springframework.org/schema/security http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/spring-security-3.1.xsd
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/security http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/spring-security-3.2.xsd
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.0.xsd
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.0.xsd
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/cache http://www.springframework.org/schema/cache/spring-cache.xsd">
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@
 
 	<import resource="cache.xml" />
 
-</beans>
\ No newline at end of file
+</beans>
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/securityContext.xml b/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/securityContext.xml
index 7918b2531..827a21be1 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/securityContext.xml
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/securityContext.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:beans="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
 	xsi:schemaLocation="
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/security 
-   http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/spring-security-3.1.xsd
+   http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/spring-security-3.2.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans 
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.1.xsd">