diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6b6d62c0..0789bdb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <properties>
     <logbackVersion>1.3.5</logbackVersion>
     <slf4jVersion>2.0.6</slf4jVersion>
-    <spring.version>4.3.30.RELEASE</spring.version>
+    <spring.version>5.2.21.RELEASE</spring.version>
     <uportal-libs.version>5.14.0</uportal-libs.version>
     <jaxb-api.version>2.3.1</jaxb-api.version>
     <jaxb-impl.version>2.3.3</jaxb-impl.version>