diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 74c80592..da0d6921 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>5.3.18</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
       <dependency>