diff --git a/java/ql/test/utils/flowtestcasegenerator/pom.xml b/java/ql/test/utils/flowtestcasegenerator/pom.xml
index b4fe0c309744..8631891d17ec 100644
--- a/java/ql/test/utils/flowtestcasegenerator/pom.xml
+++ b/java/ql/test/utils/flowtestcasegenerator/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-      <version>5.3.18</version>
+      <version>6.0.18</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>