diff --git a/loader-framework/pom.xml b/loader-framework/pom.xml
index 59e648418d..2576ae1b75 100644
--- a/loader-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/loader-framework/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     <dependency>
     <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-batch-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>4.0.0.RELEASE</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>