diff --git a/maven-xbean-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-xbean-plugin/pom.xml
index 629dad44..35b2c9f7 100644
--- a/maven-xbean-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-xbean-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-          <version>2.0.5</version>
+          <version>5.2.20.RELEASE</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>