diff --git a/spring-batch-tutorial/pom.xml b/spring-batch-tutorial/pom.xml
index b838762..faa3e82 100644
--- a/spring-batch-tutorial/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-tutorial/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     
-    <spring.core.version>3.1.0.RELEASE</spring.core.version>
+    <spring.core.version>3.2.18.RELEASE</spring.core.version>
 	<spring.data.jpa.version>1.1.0.M1</spring.data.jpa.version>
 	<spring.batch.version>2.1.8.RELEASE</spring.batch.version>