diff --git a/smoke-tests-otel-starter/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests-otel-starter/build.gradle.kts
index 03d194a746c3..a563b77cf073 100644
--- a/smoke-tests-otel-starter/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests-otel-starter/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
   id("otel.java-conventions")
-  id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.1.0"
+  id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.1.2"
   id("org.graalvm.buildtools.native")
 }