diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d45c52756f..d7f25ce29e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.netflix.nebula:gradle-extra-configurations-plugin:7.0.0'
         // revElasticSearch7 in dependencies.gradle needs to be updated when spring is upgraded
-        classpath 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.3.12.RELEASE'
+        classpath 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.6.6'
         classpath 'com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle:6.+'
     }
 }