diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ffdfc7..1a772aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   <properties>
     <ehcache.version>2.6.11</ehcache.version>
     <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>
-    <spring.version>3.2.3.RELEASE</spring.version>
+    <spring.version>5.2.21.RELEASE</spring.version>
     <jackson.version>2.14.1</jackson.version>
     <jaxb-api.version>2.3.1</jaxb-api.version>
     <jaxb-impl.version>2.3.3</jaxb-impl.version>