diff --git a/samples/expenses/pom.xml b/samples/expenses/pom.xml
index b2dd3b651..e0b584bae 100644
--- a/samples/expenses/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/expenses/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <properties>
     <gwt.version>2.4.0</gwt.version>
     <roo.version>1.1.0.RELEASE</roo.version>
-    <spring.version>3.0.3.RELEASE</spring.version>
+    <spring.version>5.2.20.RELEASE</spring.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
     <gae.version>1.5.3</gae.version>
     <gae-test.version>1.5.3</gae-test.version>