diff --git a/hcs-sxc-java-examples/hcs-sxc-java-settlement-demo/pom.xml b/hcs-sxc-java-examples/hcs-sxc-java-settlement-demo/pom.xml
index 4d5e35a4..2a95de9a 100644
--- a/hcs-sxc-java-examples/hcs-sxc-java-settlement-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/hcs-sxc-java-examples/hcs-sxc-java-settlement-demo/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <javax.inject.version>1</javax.inject.version>
         <jaxb-api.version>2.3.1</jaxb-api.version>
         <org.hibernate.validator.version>6.1.5.Final</org.hibernate.validator.version>
-        <spring-boot.version>2.2.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>2.5.12</spring-boot.version>
         <spring-messaging.version>5.2.0.RELEASE</spring-messaging.version>
         <spring-websocket.version>5.2.0.RELEASE</spring-websocket.version>
     </properties>