diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 471dbdf198..134f5e9b27 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.2.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.7.2</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>guru.springframework</groupId>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<description>Dependency Injection examples</description>
 
 	<properties>
-		<java.version>11</java.version>
+		<java.version>17</java.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>