diff --git a/basic-spring-basic-auth/pom.xml b/basic-spring-basic-auth/pom.xml
index 83d16c947..c684defd6 100644
--- a/basic-spring-basic-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/basic-spring-basic-auth/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
   <properties>
     <org.springframework.version>4.2.2.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
-    <spring-security.version>4.2.2.RELEASE</spring-security.version>
+    <spring-security.version>5.4.11</spring-security.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>    
     <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>