diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-keycloak/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-keycloak/pom.xml
index 1d7dedf127..505d486509 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-keycloak/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-keycloak/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <keycloak-adapter-bom.version>13.0.1</keycloak-adapter-bom.version>
-        <spring-boot.version>2.4.7</spring-boot.version>
+        <!-- explicit version declaration to be removed when parent-boot-2 is upgraded to 2.5.3 or above -->
+        <spring-boot.version>2.5.3</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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