diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 8a521e31356..8a4dd03c3a3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Spring WS", "3.1.5") {
+	library("Spring WS", "3.1.6-SNAPSHOT") {
 		prohibit {
 			versionRange "[4.0.0-M1,)"
 			because "it uses Spring Framework 6"