diff --git a/spring_data_jpa_and_hibernate/pom.xml b/spring_data_jpa_and_hibernate/pom.xml
index 18bebf8..cd1a615 100644
--- a/spring_data_jpa_and_hibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/spring_data_jpa_and_hibernate/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
     <!-- Spring -->
-    <spring-framework.version>5.1.4.RELEASE</spring-framework.version>
+    <spring-framework.version>5.3.18</spring-framework.version>
     <spring-data-jpa.version>2.1.4.RELEASE</spring-data-jpa.version>
 
     <!-- Java EE / Java SE dependencies -->