Index: modules/extension/wms/src/test/java/org/geotools/data/wms/test/WMS1_3_0_OnlineTest.java
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--- modules/extension/wms/src/test/java/org/geotools/data/wms/test/WMS1_3_0_OnlineTest.java	(revision 35094)
+++ modules/extension/wms/src/test/java/org/geotools/data/wms/test/WMS1_3_0_OnlineTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.geotools.data.ows.CRSEnvelope;
@@ -394,4 +395,19 @@
             specs[0] = new WMS1_3_0();
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * test the change from SRS to CRS parameter for spatial/coordinate reference system WMS 1.3.0 requests
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void testGetMapRequestSRS() throws Exception {
+        WebMapServer wms = new WebMapServer(server);
+        GetMapRequest request = wms.createGetMapRequest();
+        request.setSRS("EPSG:4326");
+        
+        Properties properties = request.getProperties();
+
+        // WMS Spec changed from SRS in version 1.1.1 to CRS in version 1.3.0
+        assertTrue("Property CRS required " + Arrays.toString(properties.keySet().toArray()), properties.containsKey("CRS"));
+    }  
 }
Index: modules/extension/wms/src/main/java/org/geotools/data/wms/WMS1_3_0.java
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--- modules/extension/wms/src/main/java/org/geotools/data/wms/WMS1_3_0.java	(revision 35094)
+++ modules/extension/wms/src/main/java/org/geotools/data/wms/WMS1_3_0.java	(working copy)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  */
 public class WMS1_3_0 extends WMS1_1_1 {
 	
+	private static final String CRS = "CRS";
 	public WMS1_3_0() {
 
 	}
@@ -83,6 +84,11 @@
 			}
 			super.setFormat(value);
 		}
+		
+		@Override
+		public void setSRS(String srs) {
+			super.setProperty(CRS,srs);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public static class GetFeatureInfoRequest extends WMS1_1_1.GetFeatureInfoRequest {