diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4530e54..193fc7a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-batch-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>4.0.0.RELEASE</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>