diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4c245ce..41c5bc2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>  
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>  
             <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>  
-            <version>4.0.4.RELEASE</version>  
+            <version>5.3.18</version>  
         </dependency>  
         <dependency>  
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>