diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c6bc4f74..123ef8ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <motech.version>0.27.7</motech.version>
-        <spring.version>3.1.0.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.3.18</spring.version>
         <mysql.version>5.1.32</mysql.version>
         <scm.connection>scm:git:https://github.com/motech-implementations/ebodac</scm.connection>
         <scm.developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/motech-implementations/ebodac</scm.developerConnection>