diff --git a/simple-springmvc/pom.xml b/simple-springmvc/pom.xml
index 5aa86f8..f6954f4 100644
--- a/simple-springmvc/pom.xml
+++ b/simple-springmvc/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.4.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>5.2.21.RELEASE</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>