diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index feeddf696e6b1afd0f9a6a94821e607c5153bcd3..b3f0684093e5138acd2b788e115bdfba1c73a5aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		<package-info-maven-plugin.version>1.4.5</package-info-maven-plugin.version>
 		<properties-maven-plugin.version>1.0-alpha-2</properties-maven-plugin.version>
 		<rdf4j-repository-api.version>3.0.2</rdf4j-repository-api.version>
-		<spring.version>5.2.22.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>4.0.2.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<xstream.version>1.4.18</xstream.version>
 	</properties>
 	<url>https://gitlab.gwdg.de/dariah-de/dariah-de-oai-pmh-services</url>