diff --git a/samples/cucumblan-apitesting/pom.xml b/samples/cucumblan-apitesting/pom.xml
index fba9f664..1f552585 100644
--- a/samples/cucumblan-apitesting/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/cucumblan-apitesting/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
   <virtualan.version>2.5.1</virtualan.version>
   <cucumber.version>7.0.0</cucumber.version>
-  <spring.boot.version>2.6.8</spring.boot.version>
+  <spring.boot.version>3.2.11</spring.boot.version>
   <hsqldb.version>2.6.0</hsqldb.version>
  </properties>