diff --git a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-security/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-security/pom.xml
index aed5dc8e0..62d3eadc4 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-security/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-security/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<artifactId>spring-data-rest-tests-security</artifactId>
 
 	<properties>
-		<spring-security.version>4.0.1.RELEASE</spring-security.version>
+		<spring-security.version>4.2.5.RELEASE</spring-security.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>