diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index acaaf45..23f1155 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 
 
 	<properties>
-		<spring.batch.version>3.0.4.RELEASE</spring.batch.version>
+		<spring.batch.version>4.0.0.RELEASE</spring.batch.version>
 		<spring.version>4.1.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<spring.batch.integration.version>3.0.4.RELEASE</spring.batch.integration.version>
 		<spring.integration.version>2.0.4.RELEASE</spring.integration.version>