diff --git a/docs/SPRING_BOOT_4_ADOPTION_CHECKLIST.md b/docs/SPRING_BOOT_4_ADOPTION_CHECKLIST.md
index b28f8e33d..dda14e235 100644
--- a/docs/SPRING_BOOT_4_ADOPTION_CHECKLIST.md
+++ b/docs/SPRING_BOOT_4_ADOPTION_CHECKLIST.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Spring Boot 4 Adoption Checklist (WrongSecrets)
 
-This checklist is tailored to the current `wrongsecrets` codebase (Spring Boot `4.0.3`, Java `25`).
+This checklist is tailored to the current `wrongsecrets` codebase (Spring Boot `4.1.1`, Java `26`).
 
 ## How to use this document
 
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ This checklist is tailored to the current `wrongsecrets` codebase (Spring Boot `
 
 ## Current baseline (already in place)
 
-- [x] Spring Boot `4.0.3` is configured in `pom.xml`.
-- [x] Spring Cloud line is aligned (`2025.1.1`).
+- [x] Spring Boot `4.1.1` is configured in `pom.xml`.
+- [x] Spring Cloud line is aligned (`2025.1.3`).
 - [x] `@ConfigurationProperties` is already used in multiple places.
 - [x] Mockito inline-mock-maker warning addressed by passing Mockito as Java agent in Surefire.
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44fef6f7a..b3739dbe1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <spotbugs-maven.version>4.10.4.0</spotbugs-maven.version>
     <spotbugs.version>4.10.4</spotbugs.version>
     <spotless-maven-plugin.version>3.10.1</spotless-maven-plugin.version>
-    <spring-boot.version>4.0.3</spring-boot.version>
+    <spring-boot.version>4.1.1</spring-boot.version>
     <spring-vault.version>4.1.0</spring-vault.version>
     <spring.cloud-version>2025.1.3</spring.cloud-version>
     <spring.security.version>7.0.6</spring.security.version>