diff --git a/chapter-3/chapter-3-spring-rest-json/pom.xml b/chapter-3/chapter-3-spring-rest-json/pom.xml
index e01f7167..771c6ff5 100644
--- a/chapter-3/chapter-3-spring-rest-json/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-3/chapter-3-spring-rest-json/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.3</version>
+		<version>3.4.4</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.acme</groupId>
diff --git a/chapter-3/chapter-3-spring-webflux-rest-json/pom.xml b/chapter-3/chapter-3-spring-webflux-rest-json/pom.xml
index 1fd82d05..27bc15a4 100644
--- a/chapter-3/chapter-3-spring-webflux-rest-json/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-3/chapter-3-spring-webflux-rest-json/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.3</version>
+		<version>3.4.4</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.acme</groupId>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-spring-data-jpa/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-spring-data-jpa/pom.xml
index 8b72ae52..c61ff24e 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-spring-data-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-spring-data-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.3</version>
+		<version>3.4.4</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.acme</groupId>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-spring-data-r2dbc/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-spring-data-r2dbc/pom.xml
index 43cebf66..3deb3a45 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-spring-data-r2dbc/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-spring-data-r2dbc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.3</version>
+		<version>3.4.4</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.acme</groupId>
diff --git a/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-cloud-events/pom.xml b/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-cloud-events/pom.xml
index bae5c611..16d32006 100644
--- a/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-cloud-events/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-cloud-events/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.4.3</version>
+    <version>3.4.4</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-eventbus/pom.xml b/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-eventbus/pom.xml
index 8660b15f..8f418a2f 100644
--- a/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-eventbus/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-eventbus/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.3</version>
+		<version>3.4.4</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.acme</groupId>
diff --git a/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-kafka-streams/pom.xml b/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-kafka-streams/pom.xml
index cfdff012..7d6906f1 100644
--- a/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-kafka-streams/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-5/chapter-5-spring-kafka-streams/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.3</version>
+		<version>3.4.4</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.acme</groupId>