diff --git a/keyword-search/pom.xml b/keyword-search/pom.xml
index 3b6bb678..7be8a603 100644
--- a/keyword-search/pom.xml
+++ b/keyword-search/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.8.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>2.5.12</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>edu.stanford.nlp</groupId>