diff --git a/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml b/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml
index 51e6383..93380b5 100644
--- a/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml	
+++ b/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml	
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<description>This project contains the source code for Chapter 9 of 
 	the book Pro Spring Batch.</description>
 	<properties>
-		<spring.framework.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
+		<spring.framework.version>5.2.24.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
 		<spring.batch.version>2.1.6.RELEASE</spring.batch.version>
 		<dependency.locations.enabled>false</dependency.locations.enabled>
 	</properties>