diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/webclient/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/webclient/pom.xml
index fd9ba1670473..66171edd09ff 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/webclient/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/webclient/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <swagger-annotations-version>1.6.2</swagger-annotations-version>
-        <spring-web-version>2.4.3</spring-web-version>
+        <spring-web-version>3.0.0</spring-web-version>
         <jackson-version>2.11.3</jackson-version>
         <jackson-databind-version>2.11.3</jackson-databind-version>
         <jackson-databind-nullable-version>0.2.1</jackson-databind-nullable-version>