diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f527644..376cadc 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ updates:
       maven-plugins:
         patterns:
           - org.apache.maven.plugins*
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-parent"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major" ]
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ updates:
       maven-plugins:
         patterns:
           - org.apache.maven.plugins*
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-parent"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major" ]
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc340dc..42866ec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
     <!-- Third party dependencies -->
     <apache-poi.version>5.3.0</apache-poi.version>
+    <commons-text.version>1.12.0</commons-text.version>
     <logstash-logback-encoder.version>8.0</logstash-logback-encoder.version>
 
     <!-- Use alternate plugins versions than what is in the spring-boot-starter-parent. -->
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@
         <artifactId>logstash-logback-encoder</artifactId>
         <version>${logstash-logback-encoder.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
+        <version>${commons-text.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi-ooxml</artifactId>