diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 852227ae1fbe..d06d281d77bc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
         <saxonVersion>9.9.1-1</saxonVersion>
         <slf4jVersion>1.7.30</slf4jVersion>
         <snakeYamlVersion>1.26</snakeYamlVersion>
-        <springVersion>5.1.6.RELEASE</springVersion>
+        <springVersion>5.3.18</springVersion>
         <sshCoreVersion>1.4.0</sshCoreVersion>
         <staxUtilsVersion>20080702</staxUtilsVersion>
         <testFtpServerVersion>1.0.6</testFtpServerVersion>