diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71c7a17c0..9851ccb0d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@
         <xbean.version>2.2.0</xbean.version>
         <bsf.version>3.0</bsf.version>
         <groovy.version>1.1-rc-1</groovy.version>
-        <spring.version>1.2.8</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.21.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <rhino.version>1.7R5</rhino.version>
         <activation.version>1.1</activation.version>