diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ec248cb4..a5c4384a6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 		<test.database.port.url>jdbc:derby:${project.build.directory}/test/db/${project.artifactId}testPort;create=true</test.database.port.url>
 		<test.database.serv.url>jdbc:derby:${project.build.directory}/test/db/${project.artifactId}testServ;create=true</test.database.serv.url>
 
-		<spring.version>3.2.3.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>5.3.18</spring.version>
 		<struts2.version>2.3.15.1</struts2.version>
 		<cxf.version>2.7.5</cxf.version>
 	</properties>