diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4db164a..c37cc90 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		<jaxrs.version>2.0.1</jaxrs.version>
 		<jersey.version>2.24</jersey.version>
 		<javax.servlet.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet.version>
-		<spring.version>4.3.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>5.2.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<cors.filter.version>2.5</cors.filter.version>
 
 		<!-- test libraries -->