diff --git a/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml b/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml
index 211678e4d1f6..1d8d73ba3ceb 100644
--- a/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml
+++ b/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.1.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>5.2.20.RELEASE</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>