diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 481a88e754573ec53ada2b1ce2d2cfaf7ac2514d..7c133b3a47c3bff0830b12a9ea2bc61c1efdf0eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
     <maven-site-plugin.version>3.9.1</maven-site-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-    <spring-boot.version>2.4.4</spring-boot.version>
+    <spring-boot.version>2.4.5</spring-boot.version>
     <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.8.1</versions-maven-plugin.version>
 
     <!-- configuration properties for tests -->