diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bea6bde4c76..f5040133890 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ext {
 	springDataVersion = 'Moore-SR1'
 	springSecurityVersion = '5.2.1.RELEASE'
 	springRetryVersion = '1.2.4.RELEASE'
-	springVersion = project.hasProperty('springVersion') ? project.springVersion : '5.2.1.RELEASE'
+	springVersion = project.hasProperty('springVersion') ? project.springVersion : '5.2.2.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
 	springWsVersion = '3.0.8.RELEASE'
 	tomcatVersion = "9.0.27"
 	xstreamVersion = '1.4.11.1'
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/integration/function/FunctionsTests.kt b/spring-integration-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/integration/function/FunctionsTests.kt
index fb01894a32d..9329bbfbdc5 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/integration/function/FunctionsTests.kt
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/integration/function/FunctionsTests.kt
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ class FunctionsTests {
 
 		@Bean
 		fun flowFromSupplier() =
-				IntegrationFlows.from<String>({ "bar" }) { e -> e.poller { p -> p.fixedDelay(10).maxMessagesPerPoll(1) } }
+				IntegrationFlows.from<String>({ "" }) { e -> e.poller { p -> p.fixedDelay(10).maxMessagesPerPoll(1) } }
+						.transform<String, String> { "blank" }
 						.channel { c -> c.queue("fromSupplierQueue") }
 						.get()