diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d35c19b75..a3e9ceca6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <resource-server.version>1.3.1</resource-server.version>
         <servlet-api.version>3.1.0</servlet-api.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>
-        <spring.version>4.3.29.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.3.1</spring.version>
 
         <!-- The JDBC Driver used by the portlet -->
         <jdbc.groupId>org.hsqldb</jdbc.groupId>