diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fe93088..66424ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.11.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>2.7.18</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- we use dtos with jackson annotations -->