diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 833adf8..34116b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-			<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+			<version>5.3.18</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>