diff --git a/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
index f53e1b2a2d6c..2c1283a0715a 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<!-- Spring -->
-		<org.springframework.version>4.0.0.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
+		<org.springframework.version>5.2.20.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
 
 		<!-- logging -->
 		<org.slf4j.version>1.7.5</org.slf4j.version>