diff --git a/java/direct-edge-ws/pom.xml b/java/direct-edge-ws/pom.xml
index 038a8518c..46a9d1a63 100644
--- a/java/direct-edge-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/java/direct-edge-ws/pom.xml
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
 	</distributionManagement>
 	<properties>
 		<cxf-version>2.2.10</cxf-version>
-		<spring-version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring-version>
+		<spring-version>5.2.20.RELEASE</spring-version>
 		<spring-security-version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring-security-version>
 	</properties>