diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c5ecc402..016169b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <gsrs.version>3.1</gsrs.version>
-        <spring-boot.version>2.4.5</spring-boot.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>2.7.17</spring-boot.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.17.2</log4j2.version>
     </properties>
     <groupId>gov.nih.ncats</groupId>