diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a5575a795..c71afd93b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
         <user>${env.USERNAME}</user>
         <appRoot>/intact</appRoot>
-        <spring.version>3.2.9.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.20.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <dbupdates.version>2.1.35</dbupdates.version>
         <core.version>2.6.12</core.version>
         <bridges.version>2.1.37</bridges.version>
diff --git a/protein-update-runner/pom.xml b/protein-update-runner/pom.xml
index a97ebe6e8..6587c4116 100644
--- a/protein-update-runner/pom.xml
+++ b/protein-update-runner/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <blast>false</blast>
         <db.url>${db.protocol}:${db.subprotocol}${db.separator}${db.alias}</db.url>
         <db.hbm2ddl>none</db.hbm2ddl>
-        <spring.version>3.2.18.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.20.RELEASE</spring.version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>