diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9dad10ee6..57017046b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.1.RELEASE</version>
+        <version>4.2.0.RELEASE</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>