diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 354354f..48ee812 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.5.RELEASE</version>
+                <version>2.2.11.RELEASE</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- logs, for spring in particular. ?? not used? works without it, no changes -->