diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 635de4c..961e90e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <!-- Shared Spring version number properties -->
     <properties>
-        <spring.version>3.2.18.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.20.RELEASE</spring.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>