diff --git a/testcontainers-spring-boot-parent/pom.xml b/testcontainers-spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
index 36042c7e1..d84238f7f 100644
--- a/testcontainers-spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/testcontainers-spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <description>Parent pom for all embedded testcontainers</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <spring.boot.version>3.5.7</spring.boot.version>
+        <spring.boot.version>4.0.0</spring.boot.version>
         <spring.cloud.version>2025.0.0</spring.cloud.version>
         <spring.cloud.gcp.version>7.4.1</spring.cloud.gcp.version>
         <equalsverifier.version>4.2.2</equalsverifier.version>