diff --git a/boat-maven-plugin/src/it/example/pom.xml b/boat-maven-plugin/src/it/example/pom.xml
index 71fe230ab..a3d5aa1d0 100644
--- a/boat-maven-plugin/src/it/example/pom.xml
+++ b/boat-maven-plugin/src/it/example/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-                <version>5.2.9.RELEASE</version>
+                <version>5.2.22.RELEASE</version>
                 <scope>compile</scope>
             </dependency>