diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f9014b41..00c5ac3c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     <jaxb2basicsVersion>0.12.0</jaxb2basicsVersion>
     <jaxb-api.version>2.3.1</jaxb-api.version>
     <jaxb-impl.version>2.3.3</jaxb-impl.version>
-    <springVersion>5.3.15</springVersion>
+    <springVersion>5.3.18</springVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>