diff --git a/examples/example-spring-boot-starter-web/build.gradle b/examples/example-spring-boot-starter-web/build.gradle
index 5dcc3fdf..e4e6a749 100644
--- a/examples/example-spring-boot-starter-web/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-spring-boot-starter-web/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ plugins {
 // Hopefully with spring-boot 3.4.2+ this won't be needed anymore and can be removed.
 dependencyManagement {
     dependencies {
-        dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.5.17'
+        dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.5.18'
         dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.18'
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/example-spring-boot-starter-webflux/build.gradle b/examples/example-spring-boot-starter-webflux/build.gradle
index e7548e20..60e1117d 100644
--- a/examples/example-spring-boot-starter-webflux/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-spring-boot-starter-webflux/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ plugins {
 // Hopefully with spring-boot 3.4.2+ this won't be needed anymore and can be removed.
 dependencyManagement {
     dependencies {
-        dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.5.17'
+        dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.5.18'
         dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.18'
     }
 }