diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index ccfb107ea6..acf546077c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("SAAJ Impl", "1.5.1") {
+	library("SAAJ Impl", "1.5.2") {
 		group("com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj") {
 			modules = [
 				"saaj-impl"
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web-services/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web-services/build.gradle
index fa43ac91ac..66e3caa8f7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web-services/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web-services/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ dependencies {
 	api(platform(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-dependencies")))
 	api(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter-web"))
 	api("com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj:saaj-impl")
-	api("jakarta.xml.ws:jakarta.xml.ws-api")
+	api("jakarta.xml.ws:jakarta.xml.ws-api") {
+		exclude group: "jakarta.activation", module: "jakarta.activation-api"
+	}
 	api("org.springframework:spring-oxm")
 	api("org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core")
 }