diff --git a/document-readers/pdf-reader/pom.xml b/document-readers/pdf-reader/pom.xml
index 37ebc83dd..c870c9176 100644
--- a/document-readers/pdf-reader/pom.xml
+++ b/document-readers/pdf-reader/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/models/spring-ai-ollama/pom.xml b/models/spring-ai-ollama/pom.xml
index b72cf88f9..e8f04527e 100644
--- a/models/spring-ai-ollama/pom.xml
+++ b/models/spring-ai-ollama/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/models/spring-ai-postgresml/pom.xml b/models/spring-ai-postgresml/pom.xml
index aac3aee31..78ed1e8f2 100644
--- a/models/spring-ai-postgresml/pom.xml
+++ b/models/spring-ai-postgresml/pom.xml
@@ -54,14 +54,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/models/spring-ai-transformers/pom.xml b/models/spring-ai-transformers/pom.xml
index bffd8123d..fdc8f6903 100644
--- a/models/spring-ai-transformers/pom.xml
+++ b/models/spring-ai-transformers/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 33e48a02c..2e9042e49 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 		<maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
 
 		<!-- production dependencies -->
-		<spring-boot.version>3.2.3</spring-boot.version>
+		<spring-boot.version>3.2.4-SNAPSHOT</spring-boot.version>
 		<spring-framework.version>6.1.4</spring-framework.version>
 		<stringtemplate.version>4.0.2</stringtemplate.version>
 		<azure-open-ai-client.version>1.0.0-beta.7</azure-open-ai-client.version>
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@
 		<weaviate-client.version>4.5.1</weaviate-client.version>
 		<qdrant.version>1.7.1</qdrant.version>
 
-		<!-- testing dependencies -->
-		<testcontainers.version>1.19.7</testcontainers.version>
-
 		<!-- documentation dependencies -->
 		<io.spring.maven.antora-version>0.0.4</io.spring.maven.antora-version>
 		<asciidoctorj-pdf.version>1.6.2</asciidoctorj-pdf.version>		<!-- FIXME build failure with version 2.3.9 -->
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 84fe689ef..8021727f5 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -286,21 +286,18 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>testcontainers</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
@@ -320,14 +317,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>neo4j</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>qdrant</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-testcontainers/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-testcontainers/pom.xml
index fca68b911..544582230 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-testcontainers/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-testcontainers/pom.xml
@@ -143,14 +143,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>testcontainers</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -169,35 +167,30 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>qdrant</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>weaviate</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>chromadb</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>milvus</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>ollama</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/vector-stores/spring-ai-chroma/pom.xml b/vector-stores/spring-ai-chroma/pom.xml
index 795ca7581..d6232a576 100644
--- a/vector-stores/spring-ai-chroma/pom.xml
+++ b/vector-stores/spring-ai-chroma/pom.xml
@@ -49,14 +49,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>chromadb</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/vector-stores/spring-ai-milvus-store/pom.xml b/vector-stores/spring-ai-milvus-store/pom.xml
index b0336ef9b..460f9dbbf 100644
--- a/vector-stores/spring-ai-milvus-store/pom.xml
+++ b/vector-stores/spring-ai-milvus-store/pom.xml
@@ -65,14 +65,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>milvus</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/vector-stores/spring-ai-mongodb-atlas-store/pom.xml b/vector-stores/spring-ai-mongodb-atlas-store/pom.xml
index fdb24d930..5c71ee236 100644
--- a/vector-stores/spring-ai-mongodb-atlas-store/pom.xml
+++ b/vector-stores/spring-ai-mongodb-atlas-store/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/vector-stores/spring-ai-neo4j-store/pom.xml b/vector-stores/spring-ai-neo4j-store/pom.xml
index 89d7b9db3..430f6f0eb 100644
--- a/vector-stores/spring-ai-neo4j-store/pom.xml
+++ b/vector-stores/spring-ai-neo4j-store/pom.xml
@@ -55,14 +55,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>neo4j</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/vector-stores/spring-ai-pgvector-store/pom.xml b/vector-stores/spring-ai-pgvector-store/pom.xml
index c9077fd6d..906836662 100644
--- a/vector-stores/spring-ai-pgvector-store/pom.xml
+++ b/vector-stores/spring-ai-pgvector-store/pom.xml
@@ -74,14 +74,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>testcontainers</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/vector-stores/spring-ai-qdrant/pom.xml b/vector-stores/spring-ai-qdrant/pom.xml
index f5c4c36cd..c6040decc 100644
--- a/vector-stores/spring-ai-qdrant/pom.xml
+++ b/vector-stores/spring-ai-qdrant/pom.xml
@@ -72,14 +72,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>qdrant</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/vector-stores/spring-ai-redis/pom.xml b/vector-stores/spring-ai-redis/pom.xml
index b735ded98..8bf9b348e 100644
--- a/vector-stores/spring-ai-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/vector-stores/spring-ai-redis/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/vector-stores/spring-ai-weaviate/pom.xml b/vector-stores/spring-ai-weaviate/pom.xml
index d500f0d64..523d341c7 100644
--- a/vector-stores/spring-ai-weaviate/pom.xml
+++ b/vector-stores/spring-ai-weaviate/pom.xml
@@ -72,14 +72,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>weaviate</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>