diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ac2bbd9a..401be403d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
       <serengeti.version>2.3.2</serengeti.version>
       <java.source.version>1.7</java.source.version>
       <java.target.version>1.7</java.target.version>
-      <spring.version>3.2.13.RELEASE</spring.version>
+      <spring.version>5.2.22.RELEASE</spring.version>
       <spring.security.version>4.0.2.RELEASE</spring.security.version>
       <hadoop.version>1.2.1</hadoop.version>
       <cm.version>5.1.0</cm.version>