diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-data/spring-data-3.0/testing/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/spring/spring-data/spring-data-3.0/testing/build.gradle.kts
index 3460a828ab34..974c139671c0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-data/spring-data-3.0/testing/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-data/spring-data-3.0/testing/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.0.0")
   testImplementation("com.h2database:h2:1.4.197")
   testImplementation("io.r2dbc:r2dbc-h2:1.0.0.RELEASE")
+
+  // latest version of spring data is not yet compatible with spring 7 yet
+  latestDepTestLibrary("org.springframework:spring-test:6.+") // documented limitation
 }
 
 otelJava {