diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 8af69e9a86..cd7be98b7f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -566,11 +566,7 @@ bom {
 				.formatted(version.major(), version.minor()))
 		}
 	}
-	library("Hibernate Validator", "8.0.2.Final") {
-		prohibit {
-			versionRange "[9.0.0.Beta2,)"
-			because "it exceeds our Jakarta EE 10 baseline"
-		}
+	library("Hibernate Validator", "9.0.0.CR1") {
 		group("org.hibernate.validator") {
 			modules = [
 				"hibernate-validator",