diff --git a/spring-core-2/pom.xml b/spring-core-2/pom.xml
index edbb351bd0..3f8e84e13d 100644
--- a/spring-core-2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-core-2/pom.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     <properties>
         <start-class>com.baeldung.sample.App</start-class>
         <!-- Spring -->
-        <org.springframework.version>5.2.2.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
+        <org.springframework.version>5.3.0</org.springframework.version>
         <annotation-api.version>1.3.2</annotation-api.version>
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>5.2.5.Final</hibernate.version>