diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6aa724d..f087f33 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <properties>
 
         <!-- Spring -->
-        <spring.version>3.2.1.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.3.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <spring-integration.version>2.2.3.RELEASE</spring-integration.version>
 
         <!-- Dependency: Logging -->