diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-spring/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-spring/pom.xml
index 7ce6dcabd9..8a3f2e09b6 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-spring/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
         <!--
         <lastReleaseVersion>1.0.4</lastReleaseVersion>
         -->
+        <spring.version>5.3.39</spring.version>
     </properties>
 
     <profiles>
@@ -119,13 +120,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.2.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${spring.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.2.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${spring.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -178,19 +179,26 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.2.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${spring.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.2.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>${spring.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.aries.versioning</groupId>
                 <artifactId>org.apache.aries.versioning.plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-spring/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/blueprint/spring/BlueprintBeanFactory.java b/blueprint/blueprint-spring/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/blueprint/spring/BlueprintBeanFactory.java
index 922e182999..aed999ace9 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-spring/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/blueprint/spring/BlueprintBeanFactory.java
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-spring/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/blueprint/spring/BlueprintBeanFactory.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
@@ -231,6 +232,16 @@ public <T> T getBean(Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws BeansExceptio
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public <T> ObjectProvider<T> getBeanProvider(Class<T> requiredType) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public <T> ObjectProvider<T> getBeanProvider(ResolvableType requiredType) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+        }
+
         @Override
         public boolean containsBean(String name) {
             return container.getComponentIds().contains(name);
@@ -261,6 +272,11 @@ public Class<?> getType(String name) throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Class<?> getType(String name, boolean allowFactoryBeanInit) throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+        }
+
         @Override
         public String[] getAliases(String name) {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-spring/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/blueprint/spring/BlueprintNamespaceHandler.java b/blueprint/blueprint-spring/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/blueprint/spring/BlueprintNamespaceHandler.java
index deee304e19..2547c5307c 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-spring/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/blueprint/spring/BlueprintNamespaceHandler.java
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-spring/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/blueprint/spring/BlueprintNamespaceHandler.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ private org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext getOrCreateParserCon
         if (applicationContext == null) {
             applicationContext = new SpringApplicationContext(container);
             registry.registerComponentDefinition(createPassThrough(parserContext,
-                    SPRING_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ID, applicationContext, "destroy"
+                    SPRING_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ID, applicationContext, "close"
             ));
         }
         // Create registry