diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 808adb9f..36335328 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7.9</version>
+                <version>3.1.5</version>
                 <dependencies>
                     <!-- The following enables the "thin jar" deployment option. -->
                     <dependency>