diff --git a/dspace-oai/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
index 4c8069ee..16e62119 100644
--- a/dspace-oai/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- This is the path to the root [dspace-src] directory. -->
         <root.basedir>${basedir}/..</root.basedir>
-        <spring.version>3.2.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>6.1.14</spring.version>
         <xoai.version>3.2.10</xoai.version>
         <jtwig.version>2.0.1</jtwig.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a8a83c1..37a4475c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-            <version>3.1.1.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>6.1.14</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>