diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 36c6695..e83f793 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ junitPlatform = "6.0.3"
 pkl = "0.31.1"
 # only used for testing; use same version as Spring Boot
 # https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot/dependencies
-spring = "6.2.11"
+spring = "7.0.7"
 # https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot/versions
 springBoot = "3.5.6"
 # https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.github.spotbugs/spotbugs-annotations/versions