diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 2fcc4c7f3f1d..e7ed8574ce79 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-iiif/pom.xml b/dspace-iiif/pom.xml
index ce1dc8a3263f..303be411e4ca 100644
--- a/dspace-iiif/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-iiif/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-oai/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
index f4acb0d29752..1a6b87b051c1 100644
--- a/dspace-oai/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-rdf/pom.xml b/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
index 8a25dece7e8e..b68f727ea781 100644
--- a/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-rest/pom.xml b/dspace-rest/pom.xml
index c60383384fe2..e4f46a0b9581 100644
--- a/dspace-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-rest/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>7.2</version>
+    <version>7.2.1</version>
     <name>DSpace (Deprecated) REST Webapp</name>
     <description>DSpace RESTful Web Services API. NOTE: this REST API is DEPRECATED.
         Please consider using the REST API in the dspace-server-webapp instead!</description>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
index 20395013ceee..8ac636239c7e 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-services/pom.xml b/dspace-services/pom.xml
index 7f08f304d772..75d2f3855c61 100644
--- a/dspace-services/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-services/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/dspace-sword/pom.xml b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
index a55e0457a970..25eb7c8ccb15 100644
--- a/dspace-sword/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
index a9a58cff06d1..5a507edd60d4 100644
--- a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
index 88ddce8b3219..5b494781affb 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>7.2</version>
+      <version>7.2.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
index 7deb4bd0d097..57daef684715 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
index 6f4097f3d715..4d97118d362d 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/server/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/server/pom.xml
index fadd08b01455..b01cef062e78 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/server/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/server/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ just adding new jar in the classloader</description>
     <parent>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/pom.xml b/dspace/pom.xml
index 54819ee041e8..a1bdbfca2e28 100644
--- a/dspace/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2</version>
+        <version>7.2.1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 766984152251..95e01e150185 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>7.2</version>
+    <version>7.2.1</version>
     <name>DSpace Parent Project</name>
     <description>
    	DSpace open source software is a turnkey institutional repository application.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <properties>
         <!--=== GENERAL / DSPACE-API DEPENDENCIES ===-->
         <java.version>11</java.version>
-        <spring.version>5.2.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>5.2.20.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.2.6.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
         <spring-security.version>5.2.2.RELEASE</spring-security.version> <!-- sync with version used by spring-boot-->
         <hibernate.version>5.4.10.Final</hibernate.version>
@@ -869,14 +869,14 @@
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                        <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
-                       <version>7.2</version>
+                       <version>7.2.1</version>
                        <type>jar</type>
                        <classifier>classes</classifier>
                    </dependency>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                        <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
-                       <version>7.2</version>
+                       <version>7.2.1</version>
                        <type>war</type>
                    </dependency>
                </dependencies>
@@ -1027,69 +1027,69 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-api</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-api</artifactId>
                 <type>test-jar</type>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace.modules</groupId>
                 <artifactId>additions</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-swordv2</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-services</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-server-webapp</artifactId>
                 <type>test-jar</type>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-rdf</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-iiif</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-server-webapp</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
                 <type>jar</type>
                 <classifier>classes</classifier>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-server-webapp</artifactId>
-                <version>7.2</version>
+                <version>7.2.1</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
             <!-- DSpace API Localization Packages -->
@@ -1219,6 +1219,12 @@
                 <version>${spring.version}</version>
             </dependency>
 
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
+                <version>${spring.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
@@ -1881,7 +1887,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:DSpace/DSpace.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:DSpace/DSpace.git</developerConnection>
         <url>git@github.com:DSpace/DSpace.git</url>
-        <tag>dspace-7.2</tag>
+        <tag>dspace-7.2.1</tag>
     </scm>