diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18b89834e7..29fefbe75a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         <metrics.version>3.2.6</metrics.version>
         <roda_community_url>https://roda-community.org</roda_community_url>
         <testng.groups>all</testng.groups>
-        <springboot.version>3.3.4</springboot.version>
+        <springboot.version>3.4.0</springboot.version>
         <scope.gwt-dev>provided</scope.gwt-dev>
     </properties>
     <profiles>
@@ -866,6 +866,11 @@
                 <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
                 <version>32.1.3-jre</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+                <version>2.11.0</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.solr</groupId>
                 <artifactId>solr-solrj</artifactId>