diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index db80f296ba5..4e88570755b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Jaxen", "1.2.0") {
+	library("Jaxen", "2.0.0") {
 		group("jaxen") {
 			modules = [
 				"jaxen"