diff --git a/hibernate4/pom.xml b/hibernate4/pom.xml
index 3e8a9ae..eefb5c1 100644
--- a/hibernate4/pom.xml
+++ b/hibernate4/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <hibernate.version>4.0.1.Final</hibernate.version>
-    <spring.version>3.1.1.RELEASE</spring.version>
+    <spring.version>5.2.22.RELEASE</spring.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>