diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b04b958..340611c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>5.2.21.RELEASE</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>