diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f86a47e..93c53ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>5.3.17</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>