diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56ebd1dd3..ad5a4ad12 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <name>SpringModules - Parent</name>
 
 	<properties>
-		<version.spring>2.5.6</version.spring>
+		<version.spring>5.3.18</version.spring>
 		<version.easymock>2.5.2</version.easymock>
 		<project.build.java.target>1.5</project.build.java.target>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>