diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2980c88..cc0ab0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <spring.version>3.2.0.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.3.18</spring.version>
         <lib.dir>lib</lib.dir>
         <jackson.version>2.4.4</jackson.version>
     </properties>