diff --git a/dd4t-example-site/pom.xml b/dd4t-example-site/pom.xml
index d3ab27dc..d8bc18e5 100644
--- a/dd4t-example-site/pom.xml
+++ b/dd4t-example-site/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <spring.version>3.2.18.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.21.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <hibernate.version>4.2.10.Final</hibernate.version>
         <jersey.version>1.12</jersey.version>
     </properties>