diff --git a/AuthoringEnvironmentCardiovascular/pom.xml b/AuthoringEnvironmentCardiovascular/pom.xml
index f295efa..a1f5ad8 100644
--- a/AuthoringEnvironmentCardiovascular/pom.xml
+++ b/AuthoringEnvironmentCardiovascular/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<properties>
 		<java-version>1.6</java-version>
-		<org.springframework-version>4.1.5.RELEASE</org.springframework-version>
+		<org.springframework-version>5.3.18</org.springframework-version>
 		<org.aspectj-version>1.7.4</org.aspectj-version>
 		<org.slf4j-version>1.7.5</org.slf4j-version>
 		<hibernate.version>4.3.5.Final</hibernate.version>