diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomExtension.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomExtension.java
index 8816d0f301..5d674785f7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomExtension.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomExtension.java
@@ -244,16 +244,11 @@ public class BomExtension {
 					.add(new Group(groupHandler.id, groupHandler.modules, groupHandler.plugins, groupHandler.imports));
 		}
 
-		public void prohibit(String range, Action<ProhibitedVersionHandler> action) {
-			ProhibitedVersionHandler prohibitedVersionHandler = new ProhibitedVersionHandler();
-			action.execute(prohibitedVersionHandler);
-			try {
-				this.prohibitedVersions.add(new ProhibitedVersion(VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec(range),
-						prohibitedVersionHandler.reason));
-			}
-			catch (InvalidVersionSpecificationException ex) {
-				throw new InvalidUserCodeException("Invalid version range", ex);
-			}
+		public void prohibit(Action<ProhibitedHandler> action) {
+			ProhibitedHandler handler = new ProhibitedHandler();
+			action.execute(handler);
+			this.prohibitedVersions.add(
+					new ProhibitedVersion(handler.versionRange, handler.endsWith, handler.contains, handler.reason));
 		}
 
 		public void dependencyVersions(Action<DependencyVersionsHandler> action) {
@@ -273,10 +268,33 @@ public class BomExtension {
 
 		}
 
-		public static class ProhibitedVersionHandler {
+		public static class ProhibitedHandler {
 
 			private String reason;
 
+			private String endsWith;
+
+			private String contains;
+
+			private VersionRange versionRange;
+
+			public void versionRange(String versionRange) {
+				try {
+					this.versionRange = VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec(versionRange);
+				}
+				catch (InvalidVersionSpecificationException ex) {
+					throw new InvalidUserCodeException("Invalid version range", ex);
+				}
+			}
+
+			public void endsWith(String endsWith) {
+				this.endsWith = endsWith;
+			}
+
+			public void contains(String contains) {
+				this.contains = contains;
+			}
+
 			public void because(String because) {
 				this.reason = because;
 			}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java
index 6e629fb29d..aa9ca236a6 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java
@@ -104,10 +104,16 @@ public class Library {
 
 		private final VersionRange range;
 
+		private final String endsWith;
+
+		private final String contains;
+
 		private final String reason;
 
-		public ProhibitedVersion(VersionRange range, String reason) {
+		public ProhibitedVersion(VersionRange range, String endsWith, String contains, String reason) {
 			this.range = range;
+			this.endsWith = endsWith;
+			this.contains = contains;
 			this.reason = reason;
 		}
 
@@ -115,6 +121,14 @@ public class Library {
 			return this.range;
 		}
 
+		public String getEndsWith() {
+			return this.endsWith;
+		}
+
+		public String getContains() {
+			return this.contains;
+		}
+
 		public String getReason() {
 			return this.reason;
 		}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/bomr/InteractiveUpgradeResolver.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/bomr/InteractiveUpgradeResolver.java
index 81ea03d113..31363b99f5 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/bomr/InteractiveUpgradeResolver.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/bomr/InteractiveUpgradeResolver.java
@@ -170,10 +170,18 @@ public final class InteractiveUpgradeResolver implements UpgradeResolver {
 			return true;
 		}
 		for (ProhibitedVersion prohibitedVersion : prohibitedVersions) {
-			if (prohibitedVersion.getRange()
+			if (prohibitedVersion.getRange() != null && prohibitedVersion.getRange()
 					.containsVersion(new DefaultArtifactVersion(dependencyVersion.toString()))) {
 				return false;
 			}
+			if (prohibitedVersion.getEndsWith() != null
+					&& dependencyVersion.toString().endsWith(prohibitedVersion.getEndsWith())) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			if (prohibitedVersion.getContains() != null
+					&& dependencyVersion.toString().contains(prohibitedVersion.getContains())) {
+				return false;
+			}
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-parent/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-parent/build.gradle
index bd4d09561f..93f55a2918 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-parent/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-parent/build.gradle
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ bom {
 		}
 	}
 	library("JLine", "2.11") {
-		prohibit("[2.12,)") {
+		prohibit {
+			versionRange "[2.12,)"
 			because "it contains breaking changes"
 		}
 		group("jline") {