diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a37b450..9a0d33c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.6</version>
+        <version>4.0.0</version>
         <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
     <groupId>io.github.evidentry</groupId>