diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c5770fb..1302b6bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-    <version>3.2.6.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>5.2.21.RELEASE</version>
 </dependency>
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>