diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6116e13..5eae3b5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenLocal()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:1.0.0.RC3')
+        classpath('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:1.3.0.RELEASE')
     }
 }
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
 }
 
 repositories {
-
+    mavenCentral()
     maven {
         url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots'
     }
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ repositories {
     maven {
         url 'http://repo.spring.io/release'
     }
+
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile('org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.10:0.8.0') {
+    compile('org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.11:0.8.2.2') {
         exclude group: 'javax.jms', module: 'jms'
         exclude group: 'com.sun.jdmk', module: 'jmxtools'
         exclude group: 'com.sun.jmx', module: 'jmxri'
@@ -46,18 +47,17 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'log4j:log4j:1.2.17'
     compile 'com.google.guava:guava:15.0'
     
-    compile 'org.springframework:spring-context:4.0.1.RELEASE'
+    compile 'org.springframework:spring-context:4.2.3.RELEASE'
     compile 'org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas:0.9.0.RELEASE'
     compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.3.0'
     compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.3.0'
-    compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat:1.0.0.RC1'
-    compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:1.0.0.RC1'
-    compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:1.0.0.RC1'
+    compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:1.3.0.RELEASE'
+    compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:1.3.0.RELEASE'
     
-    testCompile 'org.springframework:spring-test:4.0.1.RELEASE'
+    testCompile 'org.springframework:spring-test:4.2.3.RELEASE'
     testCompile 'com.jayway.restassured:rest-assured:2.3.0'
     testCompile 'com.jayway.restassured:json-path:2.3.0'
-    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.11'
+    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
     testCompile 'org.jmock:jmock:2.6.0'
     testCompile 'org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.6.0'
     testCompile 'org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.6.0'