diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c95235..b16a5f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <!-- Spring -->
         <!-- For framework compatibility, refer to the Spring Boot Dependencies BOM -->
         <!-- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/blob/master/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml -->
-        <spring-framework.version>5.2.0.RELEASE</spring-framework.version>
+        <spring-framework.version>5.3.18</spring-framework.version>
         <spring-data-jdbc.version>2.0.0.M1</spring-data-jdbc.version>
 
         <!-- Web dependencies -->