diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 64dc023f5c7..3055746f146 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 		<shiro.version>1.7.1</shiro.version>
 		<simpleslackapi.version>1.3.0</simpleslackapi.version>
 		<slf4j-api.version>1.7.30</slf4j-api.version> <!-- as provided by spring-boot, needed to solve convergence issues -->
-		<spring-boot.version>2.4.5</spring-boot.version> <!-- has no effect here, needs to be set in isis-parent/pom.xml -->
+		<spring-boot.version>2.5.0</spring-boot.version> <!-- has no effect here, needs to be set in isis-parent/pom.xml -->
 		<summernote.version>0.8.11</summernote.version>
 		<swagger-core.version>1.6.2</swagger-core.version>