diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index adcd5fd0dcb0b08907eea63770cb9ff855b29221..54c5aa76a1f5b6dc4ab7827ee27c76b9b697f323 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.7.15</version>
+    <version>2.7.16</version>
     <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.openepics</groupId>