diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f74440a..066c5c1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
 			</activation>
 			<properties>
-				<spring.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
+				<spring.version>5.3.18</spring.version>
 			</properties>
 			<dependencies>
 				<dependency>