diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 94a1de08..c89bdb63 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@
 				<groupId>org.springframework.security.oauth.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-security-oauth2-autoconfigure</artifactId>
 				<version>${spring-security-oauth2-autoconfigure.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+						<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+						<artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/CompatibilityVerifierProperties.java b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/CompatibilityVerifierProperties.java
index 21d0fb75..b12c49c1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/CompatibilityVerifierProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/CompatibilityVerifierProperties.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class CompatibilityVerifierProperties {
 	 * the patch version if you don't want to specify a concrete value. Example:
 	 * {@code 3.4.x}
 	 */
-	private List<String> compatibleBootVersions = Arrays.asList("2.4.x", "2.5.x");
+	private List<String> compatibleBootVersions = Arrays.asList("2.6.x");
 
 	public boolean isEnabled() {
 		return this.enabled;
diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootVersionVerifier.java b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootVersionVerifier.java
index c4a78f65..fc2fddbd 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootVersionVerifier.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootVersionVerifier.java
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ class SpringBootVersionVerifier implements CompatibilityVerifier {
 
 	final Map<String, CompatibilityPredicate> ACCEPTED_VERSIONS = new HashMap<String, CompatibilityPredicate>() {
 		{
-			this.put("2.4", is2_4());
-			this.put("2.5", is2_5());
+			this.put("2.6", is2_6());
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -71,42 +70,19 @@ class SpringBootVersionVerifier implements CompatibilityVerifier {
 		return SpringBootVersion.getVersion();
 	}
 
-	CompatibilityPredicate is2_4() {
+	CompatibilityPredicate is2_6() {
 		return new CompatibilityPredicate() {
 
 			@Override
 			public String toString() {
-				return "Predicate for Boot 2.4";
+				return "Predicate for Boot 2.6";
 			}
 
 			@Override
 			public boolean isCompatible() {
 				try {
-					// since 2.4
-					Class.forName("org.springframework.boot.Bootstrapper");
-					return true;
-				}
-				catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-					return false;
-				}
-
-			}
-		};
-	}
-
-	CompatibilityPredicate is2_5() {
-		return new CompatibilityPredicate() {
-
-			@Override
-			public String toString() {
-				return "Predicate for Boot 2.5";
-			}
-
-			@Override
-			public boolean isCompatible() {
-				try {
-					// since 2.4
-					Class.forName("org.springframework.boot.context.properties.bind.Bindable.BindRestriction");
+					// since 2.6
+					Class.forName("org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.redis.ClientResourcesBuilderCustomizer");
 					return true;
 				}
 				catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootDependencyTests.java b/spring-cloud-commons/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootDependencyTests.java
index c8f489a4..d3161338 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootDependencyTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootDependencyTests.java
@@ -176,14 +176,14 @@ public class SpringBootDependencyTests {
 	@Test
 	public void should_match_against_current_manifest() {
 		try {
-			verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.4");
-			verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.4.x");
+			verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.6");
+			verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.6.x");
 		}
 		catch (AssertionError e) {
-			if (e.getMessage() != null && e.getMessage().contains("2.5.")) {
-				// we're likely running a boot 2.5 compatibility test, try 2.5
-				verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.5");
-				verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.5.x");
+			if (e.getMessage() != null && e.getMessage().contains("2.7.")) {
+				// we're likely running a boot 2.7 compatibility test, try 2.7
+				verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.7");
+				verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.7.x");
 			}
 			else {
 				throw e;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class SpringBootDependencyTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void should_match_against_current_predicate() {
-		List<String> acceptedVersions = Collections.singletonList("2.4");
+		List<String> acceptedVersions = Collections.singletonList("2.6");
 		SpringBootVersionVerifier versionVerifier = new SpringBootVersionVerifier(acceptedVersions) {
 			@Override
 			String getVersionFromManifest() {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class SpringBootDependencyTests {
 			}
 		};
 		versionVerifier.ACCEPTED_VERSIONS.clear();
-		versionVerifier.ACCEPTED_VERSIONS.put("2.4", versionVerifier.is2_4());
+		versionVerifier.ACCEPTED_VERSIONS.put("2.6", versionVerifier.is2_6());
 
 		VerificationResult verificationResult = versionVerifier.verify();
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class SpringBootDependencyTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void should_match_against_current_predicate_with_version_ending_with_x() {
-		List<String> acceptedVersions = Collections.singletonList("2.4.x");
+		List<String> acceptedVersions = Collections.singletonList("2.6.x");
 		SpringBootVersionVerifier versionVerifier = new SpringBootVersionVerifier(acceptedVersions) {
 			@Override
 			String getVersionFromManifest() {
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public class SpringBootDependencyTests {
 			}
 		};
 		versionVerifier.ACCEPTED_VERSIONS.clear();
-		versionVerifier.ACCEPTED_VERSIONS.put("2.4", versionVerifier.is2_4());
+		versionVerifier.ACCEPTED_VERSIONS.put("2.6", versionVerifier.is2_6());
 
 		VerificationResult verificationResult = versionVerifier.verify();