diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e1ee3e5..a549b86 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <deploymentPath>/</deploymentPath>
         <graph.core>1.1.20</graph.core>
         <reactome.search.core>1.3.1</reactome.search.core>
-        <spring.version>5.1.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.3.18</spring.version>
         <javax.servlet.version>4.0.1</javax.servlet.version>
         <jackson.version>2.9.8</jackson.version>
         <maven.compiler.version>3.0</maven.compiler.version>