diff --git a/eXperDB-Management-Agent/pom.xml b/eXperDB-Management-Agent/pom.xml
index 57169160d..33e0b2ade 100644
--- a/eXperDB-Management-Agent/pom.xml
+++ b/eXperDB-Management-Agent/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <spring-framework.version>4.2.5.RELEASE</spring-framework.version>
+    <spring-framework.version>5.3.18</spring-framework.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>