diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9733db7..8cadd42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.12</version>
+        <version>4.0.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>no.spk.felles</groupId>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <!-- third-party deps -->
         <swagger-core.version>2.2.45</swagger-core.version>
         <swagger-parser-v3.version>2.1.39</swagger-parser-v3.version>
-        <kotest.version>5.9.1</kotest.version>
+        <kotest.version>6.1.4</kotest.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -91,12 +91,6 @@
             <version>${kotest.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.kotest</groupId>
-            <artifactId>kotest-assertions-shared-jvm</artifactId>
-            <version>${kotest.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <repositories>
@@ -121,8 +115,8 @@
                         <configuration>
                             <failOnWarning>true</failOnWarning>
                             <ignoreUnusedRuntime>true</ignoreUnusedRuntime>
-                            <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>ch.qos.logback:logback-classic</ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>
                             <ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependencies>org.jetbrains:annotations</ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependencies>
+                            <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>ch.qos.logback:logback-classic</ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>