diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 75745189ed..3c13374031 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1076-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
index 40e8a0f253..0e09df14d4 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1076-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1076-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
index 13110137b6..d92d162166 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1076-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
index 6ff09e4577..bbb9d90fe1 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1076-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index bfcacd66eb..d6b980accf 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1076-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DefaultDbRefResolver.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DefaultDbRefResolver.java
index 37c6fbbac1..8b64c7cb97 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DefaultDbRefResolver.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DefaultDbRefResolver.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ private boolean isLazyDbRef(MongoPersistentProperty property) {
 	static class LazyLoadingInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodInterceptor,
 			Serializable {
 
-		private static final Method INITIALIZE_METHOD, TO_DBREF_METHOD;
+		private static final Method INITIALIZE_METHOD, TO_DBREF_METHOD, FINALIZE_METHOD;
 
 		private final DbRefResolverCallback callback;
 		private final MongoPersistentProperty property;
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ static class LazyLoadingInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, org.springfram
 			try {
 				INITIALIZE_METHOD = LazyLoadingProxy.class.getMethod("getTarget");
 				TO_DBREF_METHOD = LazyLoadingProxy.class.getMethod("toDBRef");
+				FINALIZE_METHOD = Object.class.getDeclaredMethod("finalize");
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				throw new RuntimeException(e);
 			}
@@ -255,6 +256,11 @@ public Object intercept(Object obj, Method method, Object[] args, MethodProxy pr
 				if (ReflectionUtils.isHashCodeMethod(method)) {
 					return proxyHashCode(proxy);
 				}
+
+				// DATAMONGO-1076 - finalize methods should not trigger proxy initialization
+				if (FINALIZE_METHOD.equals(method)) {
+					return null;
+				}
 			}
 
 			Object target = ensureResolved();
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DbRefMappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DbRefMappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java
index 73252ee50e..4aea0d0add 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DbRefMappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DbRefMappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.LazyLoadingTestUtils.*;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.SerializationUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
@@ -541,6 +543,28 @@ public void shouldNotEagerlyResolveIdPropertyWithPropertyAccess() {
 		assertProxyIsResolved(proxy, false);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1076
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldNotTriggerResolvingOfLazyLoadedProxyWhenFinalizeMethodIsInvoked() throws Exception {
+
+		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(WithObjectMethodOverrideLazyDbRefs.class);
+		MongoPersistentProperty property = entity.getPersistentProperty("dbRefToConcreteTypeWithPropertyAccess");
+
+		String idValue = new ObjectId().toString();
+		DBRef dbRef = converter.toDBRef(new LazyDbRefTargetPropertyAccess(idValue), property);
+
+		WithObjectMethodOverrideLazyDbRefs result = converter.read(WithObjectMethodOverrideLazyDbRefs.class,
+				new BasicDBObject("dbRefToPlainObject", dbRef));
+
+		Method finalize = Object.class.getDeclaredMethod("finalize");
+		ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(finalize);
+		ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(finalize, result.dbRefToPlainObject);
+
+		assertProxyIsResolved(result.dbRefToPlainObject, false);
+	}
+
 	private Object transport(Object result) {
 		return SerializationUtils.deserialize(SerializationUtils.serialize(result));
 	}