diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dda290d..f62f48d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 	</modules>
 
 	<properties>
-		<spring.version>4.0.9.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>4.1.9.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.10</slf4j.version>
 	</properties>