diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b7728e7bdac6701cbe7c6f6ad447802353e35ee1..947d86aef320a42391a443d4acaf64bc102027eb 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -163,27 +163,27 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	}
 
 	ext.javadocLinks = [
-		"http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/",
-		"http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/api/",
-		"http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs90/javadocs/",  // CommonJ
-		"http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v7r0/topic/com.ibm.websphere.javadoc.doc/web/apidocs/",
-		"http://glassfish.java.net/nonav/docs/v3/api/",
-		"http://docs.jboss.org/jbossas/javadoc/4.0.5/connector/",
-		"http://docs.jboss.org/jbossas/javadoc/7.1.2.Final/",
-		"http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/javadocs/api-2.5/",
-		"http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-codec/apidocs/",
-		"http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-dbcp/apidocs/",
-		"http://portals.apache.org/pluto/portlet-2.0-apidocs/",
-		"http://tiles.apache.org/tiles-request/apidocs/",
-		"http://tiles.apache.org/framework/apidocs/",
+		"https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/",
+		"https://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/api/",
+		"https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs90/javadocs/",  // CommonJ
+		"https://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v7r0/topic/com.ibm.websphere.javadoc.doc/web/apidocs/",
+		"https://glassfish.java.net/nonav/docs/v3/api/",
+		"https://docs.jboss.org/jbossas/javadoc/4.0.5/connector/",
+		"https://docs.jboss.org/jbossas/javadoc/7.1.2.Final/",
+		"https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/javadocs/api-2.5/",
+		"https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-codec/apidocs/",
+		"https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-dbcp/apidocs/",
+		"https://portals.apache.org/pluto/portlet-2.0-apidocs/",
+		"https://tiles.apache.org/tiles-request/apidocs/",
+		"https://tiles.apache.org/framework/apidocs/",
 		"http://aopalliance.sourceforge.net/doc/",
-		"http://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/doc/released/aspectj5rt-api/",
-		"http://ehcache.org/apidocs/",
-		"http://quartz-scheduler.org/api/2.2.0/",
-		"http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-core/javadoc/2.3.0/",
-		"http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-databind/javadoc/2.3.0/",
-		"http://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-dataformat-xml/javadoc/2.3.0/",
-		"http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/httpclient/apidocs/"
+		"https://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/doc/released/aspectj5rt-api/",
+		"https://www.ehcache.org/apidocs/${ehcacheVersion}/",
+		"https://www.quartz-scheduler.org/api/2.2.2/",
+		"https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-core/javadoc/2.3.0/",
+		"https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-databind/javadoc/2.3.0/",
+		"https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-dataformat-xml/javadoc/2.3.0/",
+		"https://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/httpclient/apidocs/"
 	] as String[]
 }
 
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ project("spring-oxm") {
 
 	compileTestJava {
 		// necessary to avoid java.lang.VerifyError on jibx compilation
-		// see http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JIBX-465
+		// see https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JIBX-465
 		sourceCompatibility = 1.6
 		targetCompatibility = 1.6
 	}
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ configure(rootProject) {
 		baseName = "spring-framework"
 		classifier = "docs"
 		description = "Builds -${classifier} archive containing api and reference " +
-			"for deployment at http://static.springframework.org/spring-framework/docs."
+			"for deployment at https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs."
 
 		from("src/dist") {
 			include "changelog.txt"
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ configure(rootProject) {
 		baseName = "spring-framework"
 		classifier = "schema"
 		description = "Builds -${classifier} archive containing all " +
-			"XSDs for deployment at http://springframework.org/schema."
+			"XSDs for deployment at https://springframework.org/schema."
 		duplicatesStrategy 'exclude'
 		moduleProjects.each { subproject ->
 			def Properties schemas = new Properties();
diff --git a/gradle/ide.gradle b/gradle/ide.gradle
index 89082cc8da766b5f66506e76c17b982f6b443ed9..484a24669f3fa214d2fe3844b7184fece6d170fe 100644
--- a/gradle/ide.gradle
+++ b/gradle/ide.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ eclipse.jdt {
 }
 
 // Replace classpath entries with project dependencies (GRADLE-1116)
-// http://issues.gradle.org/browse/GRADLE-1116
+// https://issues.gradle.org/browse/GRADLE-1116
 eclipse.classpath.file.whenMerged { classpath ->
 	def regexp = /.*?\/([^\/]+)\/build\/[^\/]+\/(?:main|test)/ // only match those that end in main or test (avoids removing necessary entries like build/classes/jaxb)
 	def projectOutputDependencies = classpath.entries.findAll { entry -> entry.path =~ regexp }
diff --git a/gradle/publish-maven.gradle b/gradle/publish-maven.gradle
index 1145e112a661e9e6de36858891c78a35f48dcb09..23a668f9f4456d3285f74fb395748eb6afb7efb9 100644
--- a/gradle/publish-maven.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publish-maven.gradle
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ def customizePom(pom, gradleProject) {
 			url = "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework"
 			organization {
 				name = "Spring IO"
-				url = "http://projects.spring.io/spring-framework"
+				url = "https://projects.spring.io/spring-framework"
 			}
 			licenses {
 				license {
 					name "The Apache Software License, Version 2.0"
-					url "http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt"
+					url "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt"
 					distribution "repo"
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/import-into-eclipse.bat b/import-into-eclipse.bat
index 8ba6e975fedaee545edb67f4962930f8be1ba15b..a036e4185bc1ef6138a8b800a3087d1c3f0e1ded 100644
--- a/import-into-eclipse.bat
+++ b/import-into-eclipse.bat
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ echo been tested against STS %STS_TEST_VERSION%), but at the minimum you will
 echo need Eclipse + AJDT.
 echo.
 echo If you need to download and install STS, please do that now by
-echo visiting http://spring.io/tools/sts/all 
+echo visiting https://spring.io/tools/sts/all 
 echo.
 echo Otherwise, press enter and we'll begin.
 
diff --git a/import-into-eclipse.sh b/import-into-eclipse.sh
index c682fbc2a415e53c60a7a566286a461b32489fac..f0f9c8d85518f58055374097ab7035285d0170b3 100755
--- a/import-into-eclipse.sh
+++ b/import-into-eclipse.sh
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ This script has been tested against:
 If you need to download and install Eclipse or STS, please do that now
 by visiting one of the following sites:
 
-- Eclipse downloads: http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads
-- STS downloads: http://spring.io/tools/sts/all
-- STS nightly builds: http://dist.springsource.com/snapshot/STS/nightly-distributions.html
+- Eclipse downloads: https://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads
+- STS downloads: https://spring.io/tools/sts/all
+- STS nightly builds: https://dist.springsource.com/snapshot/STS/nightly-distributions.html
 
 If you need to install a recent CI build for AJDT (i.e., so that the
 spring-aspects module properly compiles in Eclipse/STS), click on the