diff --git a/eclipsedropinsbuilder/pom.xml b/eclipsedropinsbuilder/pom.xml
index 1bc3bd3..ee2df74 100644
--- a/eclipsedropinsbuilder/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipsedropinsbuilder/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
-    <spring.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
+    <spring.version>5.2.22.RELEASE</spring.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>