diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28abc1f..82bc339 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
         <analysis.core>3.3.0</analysis.core>
         <analysis.report>1.1.4</analysis.report>
-        <spring.version>4.3.10.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.3.19</spring.version>
         <reactome.utils.version>1.0.8</reactome.utils.version>
 
         <sl4j.version>1.7.2</sl4j.version>