diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ebcb4a4..5ab0cc2a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
   <properties>
     <copyrightDir>${basedir}</copyrightDir>
     <hibernateVersion>3.6.10.Final</hibernateVersion>
-    <springVersion>3.0.5.RELEASE</springVersion>
+    <springVersion>3.2.18.RELEASE</springVersion>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <maven.javadoc.failOnError>false</maven.javadoc.failOnError>
   </properties>