diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9cf1576964..4513ff6a2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 		<log4j.version>2.21.0</log4j.version>
 
 		<spring.version>5.3.30</spring.version>
-		<spring.boot.version>2.7.17</spring.boot.version>
+		<spring.boot.version>3.3.4</spring.boot.version>
 		<!--
 		DKF: if you update spring.boot.version, also update the annotation
 		processor binding in Eclipse for SpiNNaker-allocserv: