diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f04e0632..bf8bff0d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.6</version>
+				<version>5.3.18</version>
 				<scope>test</scope>
 				<exclusions>
 					<exclusion>