diff --git a/hello-spring/pom.xml b/hello-spring/pom.xml
index f995186..fe8f233 100644
--- a/hello-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/hello-spring/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.4.8</version>
+    <version>3.4.12</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/mod-spring-petstore/pom.xml b/mod-spring-petstore/pom.xml
index d64e4ac..139a1fd 100644
--- a/mod-spring-petstore/pom.xml
+++ b/mod-spring-petstore/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.4.8</version>
+    <version>3.4.12</version>
     <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.folio</groupId>