diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d88bede5ae..dac94c84d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-            <version>4.3.12.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>5.2.21.RELEASE</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>