diff --git a/core/trunk/pom.xml b/core/trunk/pom.xml
index 3f38cd6d..fdfecdfa 100644
--- a/core/trunk/pom.xml
+++ b/core/trunk/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <highJavaVersion>6.0</highJavaVersion> <!-- The 1.4 = 2.4; 1.5 = 5.0; 1.6 = 6.0 -->
         <servletVersion>2.5</servletVersion>
         <checkstyleConfigName>NcipV2</checkstyleConfigName>
-        <springVersion>2.5.6</springVersion>
+        <springVersion>5.3.18</springVersion>
         <jaxwsVersion>2.1.5</jaxwsVersion>
         <jaxws-springVersion>1.7</jaxws-springVersion>
         <jaxbVersion>2.2.5-b10</jaxbVersion>