diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-dir/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-dir/pom.xml
index 082ebbfcb907..6770947ed76e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-dir/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-dir/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
-			<version>4.0.5.RELEASE</version>
+			<version>5.3.18</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>