diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c1e7d2..85bdaff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java-version>1.7</java-version>
-        <springframework-version>3.1.3.RELEASE</springframework-version>
+        <springframework-version>4.2.2.RELEASE</springframework-version>
 
         <org.slf4j-version>1.6.6</org.slf4j-version>
         <hibernate.version>4.1.1.Final</hibernate.version>
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0</version>
+                <version>2.2</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>