diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c78362b..5d7563b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     	<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-    	<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
+    	<version>5.3.18</version>
     	<type>jar</type>
     	<scope>compile</scope>
     	<exclusions>