diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 42978b0..14391a9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <properties>
         <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
         <cxf.version>2.2.3</cxf.version>
-        <spring.version>3.2.3.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>3.2.18.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
     </properties>