diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ba612a1d..1a7ce775a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
         <javax.servlet-api.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet-api.version>
         <javax.servlet.version>3.0.0.v201103241009</javax.servlet.version>
-        <spring.version>4.3.8.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.21.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <cglib-nodep.version>2.1_3</cglib-nodep.version>
         <commons-codec.version>1.8</commons-codec.version>
         <commons-lang.version>2.5</commons-lang.version>