In Maven there is a very useful feature when you can define a dependency in the section of the parent POM, and reference that depen
It's a late reply, yet you might also want to have a look at: http://plugins.gradle.org/plugin/io.spring.dependency-management It provides possibility to import a maven 'bom', and reuse the definitions defined in the 'bom'. It's certainly a nice help when gradually migrating from maven to gradle ! Enjoying it right now.