diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f5a3ac..13a11c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <spotless.version>2.44.1</spotless.version>
     <spring-boot.version>3.4.2</spring-boot.version>
-    <josdk.version>5.0.0-RC1</josdk.version>
+    <josdk.version>5.0.0</josdk.version>
     <surefire.version>3.5.2</surefire.version>
     <fabric8-client.version>7.1.0</fabric8-client.version>
     <jenvtest.version>0.9.7</jenvtest.version>
diff --git a/samples/spring-boot-auto-config/pom.xml b/samples/spring-boot-auto-config/pom.xml
index b3e34a4..984546c 100644
--- a/samples/spring-boot-auto-config/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/spring-boot-auto-config/pom.xml
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@
       <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
       <artifactId>operator-framework-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- without this, the app exits after 1 minute  -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
       <artifactId>operator-framework-spring-boot-starter-samples-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/starter/pom.xml b/starter/pom.xml
index 2b594d8..6df69dc 100644
--- a/starter/pom.xml
+++ b/starter/pom.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
       <artifactId>spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure</artifactId>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- without this, the app exits after 1 minute  -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>