diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c62d938c..bacf0d68 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-            <version>4.3.16.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>5.3.39</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.h2database/h2 -->