diff --git a/sandbox/tools/pom.xml b/sandbox/tools/pom.xml
index b5f2f887b0..13b275e0fe 100644
--- a/sandbox/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/tools/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>5.2.24.RELEASE</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!--  Apache commons compatible with signpost -->