diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2cec41b48..1108651e2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 		<!-- <jersey.version>2.26-b03</jersey.version> -->
 		<jersey.version>2.30</jersey.version>
 
-		<spring.version>5.3.2</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>5.3.20</spring.version>
 		<spring.batch.version>4.3.1</spring.batch.version>
 		<aksw.commons.version>0.9.0</aksw.commons.version>