diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e1742e10..36ec9d39 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 		<jmolecules-bom.version>2023.3.1</jmolecules-bom.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-		<spring-boot.version>3.5.0-M3</spring-boot.version>
+		<spring-boot.version>3.5.0-RC1</spring-boot.version>
 		<spring-framework.version>6.2.6</spring-framework.version> <!-- For Javadoc links only -->
 		<testcontainers.version>1.17.6</testcontainers.version>
 		<structurizr.version>3.1.0</structurizr.version>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-examples/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-examples/pom.xml
index 3d48b9b5..cc13c357 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-examples/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.5.0-M3</version>
+		<version>3.5.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>