diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2166c0e..2b975f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <name>SLI Dashboard</name>
 
     <properties>
-        <spring.version>3.1.1.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.20.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <spring.security.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring.security.version>
         <spring.test.version>3.1.2.RELEASE</spring.test.version>
         <freemarker.version>2.3.18</freemarker.version>