diff --git a/geoserver/src/pom.xml b/geoserver/src/pom.xml
index 5fc2d770..438ce4d1 100644
--- a/geoserver/src/pom.xml
+++ b/geoserver/src/pom.xml
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@
   <gwc.version>1.17-SNAPSHOT</gwc.version>
   <jts.version>1.16.1</jts.version>
   <spring.version>5.1.13.RELEASE</spring.version>
-  <spring.security.version>5.1.8.RELEASE</spring.security.version>
+  <spring.security.version>5.5.7</spring.security.version>
   <servlet-api.version>3.0.1</servlet-api.version>
   <jetty.version>9.4.18.v20190429</jetty.version>
   <jetty.servlet-api.version>3.1.0</jetty.servlet-api.version>