diff --git a/ensembl-store/pom.xml b/ensembl-store/pom.xml
index daa767e..3edfb15 100644
--- a/ensembl-store/pom.xml
+++ b/ensembl-store/pom.xml
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <properties>
-        <spring-version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring-version>
+        <spring-version>6.1.14</spring-version>
     </properties>
 </project>