diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f3db6081..a581e11a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ The framework includes integrations (e.g. webdav, full text search) and a web ap
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.0.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>6.1.14</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>