diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c86cb85..d3cf1ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <java-version>1.6</java-version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <org.springframework-version>3.1.1.RELEASE</org.springframework-version>
+        <org.springframework-version>5.3.18</org.springframework-version>
         <org.springframework.security-version>3.1.0.RELEASE</org.springframework.security-version>
         <org.hibernate-version>4.1.1.Final</org.hibernate-version>
         <org.hsqldb-version>2.2.8</org.hsqldb-version>