diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7158fa9080..e6ea97527f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.jaxbVersion          = "2.2.11"
 	ext.jaxwsVersion         = "2.2.11"
 	ext.jettyVersion         = "9.4.7.v20170914"
+	ext.jsr305Version        = "3.0.2"
 	ext.junitJupiterVersion  = '5.0.0'
 	ext.junitPlatformVersion = '1.0.0'
 	ext.junitVintageVersion  = "4.12.0"
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 		testCompile("org.hamcrest:hamcrest-all:1.3")
 		testCompile("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-matchers:2.3.0")
 		testRuntime("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:${log4jVersion}")
+
+		compileOnly("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:${jsr305Version}")
+		testCompileOnly("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:${jsr305Version}")
 	}
 
 	ext.javadocLinks = [
@@ -224,12 +228,6 @@ configure(subprojects - project(":spring-build-src")) { subproject ->
 	}
 }
 
-configure(moduleProjects) {
-	dependencies {
-		provided("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2")
-	}
-}
-
 configure(rootProject) {
 	description = "Spring Framework"