diff --git a/branches/mule-3-lifecycle/pom.xml b/branches/mule-3-lifecycle/pom.xml
index 7e21cf41e6..6ae1b7d444 100644
--- a/branches/mule-3-lifecycle/pom.xml
+++ b/branches/mule-3-lifecycle/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
         <slf4jVersion>1.5.0</slf4jVersion>
         <smackVersion>3.1.0</smackVersion>
         <springOsgiVersion>1.0.2</springOsgiVersion>
-        <springVersion>2.5.6</springVersion>
+        <springVersion>3.2.18.RELEASE</springVersion>
         <springSecurityVersion>2.0.4</springSecurityVersion>
         <staxUtilsVersion>20080702</staxUtilsVersion>
         <sxcVersion>0.7.3</sxcVersion>