diff --git a/examples/spring-security-v3-contacts/pom.xml b/examples/spring-security-v3-contacts/pom.xml
index 7cf0b9a1..e6423a67 100644
--- a/examples/spring-security-v3-contacts/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/spring-security-v3-contacts/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.3.18</spring.version>
         <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
         <jetty.version>6.1.26</jetty.version>
         <ehcache.version>1.6.2</ehcache.version>