diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 22e0a47..0155879 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 		<servlet.api.version>3.1.0</servlet.api.version>
 		<hamcrest.all.version>1.3</hamcrest.all.version>
 		<xml.apis.version>1.4.01</xml.apis.version>
-		<spring.version>5.1.3.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>6.0.0</spring.version>
 		<currentYear>2020</currentYear> <!-- manual setting -->
 		<maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyy</maven.build.timestamp.format>
 		<currentYearDynamic>${maven.build.timestamp}</currentYearDynamic>