diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ac130e5..1f06758 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-				<version>3.1.2.RELEASE</version>
+				<version>5.3.18</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>