diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3231851..98c53b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.1.3</version>
+		<version>3.3.5</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>edu.stanford.protege</groupId>
@@ -114,12 +114,6 @@
 			<version>22.0.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-			<version>2.12.4</version>
-		</dependency>
-
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>