diff --git a/security-annotations/pom.xml b/security-annotations/pom.xml
index 7beec1dc..b5d3aaa4 100644
--- a/security-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/security-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <jackson.version>1.9.9</jackson.version>
         <powermock.version>1.4.12</powermock.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.6.4</slf4j.version>
-        <spring.version>3.1.2.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.3.18</spring.version>
         <spring.data.version>1.2.0.RELEASE</spring.data.version>
         <spring.security.version>3.1.2.RELEASE</spring.security.version>