diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-gemfire/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-data-gemfire/pom.xml
index 9108865b4c0b..348243cc3adc 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-gemfire/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-gemfire/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <spring-data-gemfire-version>1.7.4.RELEASE</spring-data-gemfire-version>
+        <spring-data-gemfire-version>2.3.0.RELEASE</spring-data-gemfire-version>
         <gemfire-version>7.0.1</gemfire-version>
         <google-collections-version>1.0</google-collections-version>
         <spring-context-version>4.3.0.RELEASE</spring-context-version>