diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 298ea69..0bfc860 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <artifactId>SpringBooksList</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <properties>
-        <spring-core.version>4.3.18.RELEASE</spring-core.version>
+        <spring-core.version>5.3.18</spring-core.version>
     </properties>
 
     <packaging>war</packaging>