diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index de30e11ab..d78fa010a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ under the License.
         <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version> <!-- Newest: 1.3 -->
         <camel.version>2.7.5</camel.version> <!-- Newest: 2.16.1 -->
 
-        <spring.version>3.2.15.RELEASE</spring.version> <!-- Newest: 4.2.3.RELEASE -->
+        <spring.version>3.2.18.RELEASE</spring.version> <!-- Newest: 4.2.3.RELEASE -->
         <spring.hadoop.version>1.0.2.RELEASE</spring.hadoop.version> <!-- Newest: 2.2.1.RELEASE -->
         <spring.shell.version>1.1.0.RELEASE</spring.shell.version> <!-- Newest: 1.1.0.RELEASE -->