diff --git a/start/pom.xml b/start/pom.xml
index 94714fe..6f69bd3 100644
--- a/start/pom.xml
+++ b/start/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation=
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile</groupId>
             <artifactId>microprofile</artifactId>
-            <version>7.0</version>
+            <version>7.1</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>