diff --git a/examples/java/hello-with-deps/pom.xml b/examples/java/hello-with-deps/pom.xml
index 226512311..1f21a1d99 100644
--- a/examples/java/hello-with-deps/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java/hello-with-deps/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>10</maven.compiler.target>
 
         <joda.version>2.3</joda.version>
-        <spring.version>5.0.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>