diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ded96c17c..1348cffc3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <!-- Shared version number properties -->
     <properties>
-        <org.springframework.version>3.2.4.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
+        <org.springframework.version>5.3.18</org.springframework.version>
         <spring.security.version>3.2.4.RELEASE</spring.security.version>
         <tiles.version>2.2.2</tiles.version>
         <!-- If run from Bamboo this will be replaced with the bamboo build number -->