diff --git a/log4j-samples/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/pom.xml
index bf41523d089..f84d7001712 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <maven.site.deploy.skip>true</maven.site.deploy.skip>
     <maven-jetty-plugin.version>6.1.26</maven-jetty-plugin.version>
 
-    <spring-ws.version>3.1.3</spring-ws.version>
+    <spring-ws.version>4.0.1</spring-ws.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
index bcf2b527910..1341d8ca81f 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <maven.site.skip>true</maven.site.skip>
     <maven.site.deploy.skip>true</maven.site.deploy.skip>
 
-    <spring-ws.version>2.1.4.RELEASE</spring-ws.version>
+    <spring-ws.version>4.0.1</spring-ws.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>