diff --git a/vip-web-backend/pom.xml b/vip-web-backend/pom.xml
index 918010c..cac5332 100644
--- a/vip-web-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/vip-web-backend/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.7</version>
+        <version>3.4.2</version>
         <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.molgenis</groupId>