diff --git a/sqldev/pom.xml b/sqldev/pom.xml
index 4527363..d54e580 100644
--- a/sqldev/pom.xml
+++ b/sqldev/pom.xml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 			<!-- transitive reference, but IntelliJ wants to have it explicit (to avoid warnings) -->
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-			<version>5.3.16</version>
+			<version>5.3.20</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<!-- used for HtmlUtils.htmlEscape in RunnerPanel -->