diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a475c0c38..4d3a7c448 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 	        	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	        	<artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-	        	<version>3.1.1.RELEASE</version>
+	        	<version>5.3.18</version>
 	        </dependency>
 
             <!--BEGIN Logging Dependencies-->