diff --git a/sketches/java/HelloMVC/pom.xml b/sketches/java/HelloMVC/pom.xml
index 4baa082b..ef626c10 100644
--- a/sketches/java/HelloMVC/pom.xml
+++ b/sketches/java/HelloMVC/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>5.2.21.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>