diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index ab084a5..ddcc099 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  */
 plugins {
 	id 'java'
-	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.1.5'
-	id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.3'
+	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.2.0'
+	id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.4'
 }
 
 group = 'ch.xxx'
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 2d17f17..4702d21 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+spring.threads.virtual.enabled=true
 server.compression.enabled=true
 server.http2.enabled=true
 server.compression.mime-types=text/html,text/xml,text/plain,text/css,text/javascript,application/javascript,application/json,application/xml