diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index c8964dcf81..402153c50c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Selenium HtmlUnit", "2.39.0") {
+	library("Selenium HtmlUnit", "2.40.0") {
 		group("org.seleniumhq.selenium") {
 			modules = [
 				"htmlunit-driver"