diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ded96c17c..267c5b9d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <!-- Shared version number properties -->
     <properties>
         <org.springframework.version>3.2.4.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
-        <spring.security.version>3.2.4.RELEASE</spring.security.version>
+        <spring.security.version>5.5.7</spring.security.version>
         <tiles.version>2.2.2</tiles.version>
         <!-- If run from Bamboo this will be replaced with the bamboo build number -->
         <build.number>local</build.number>