diff --git a/api-gateway/pom.xml b/api-gateway/pom.xml
index cfb9cc1b..3e8593b9 100644
--- a/api-gateway/pom.xml
+++ b/api-gateway/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.0-M3</version>
+        <version>3.4.0-RC1</version>
         <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
     <groupId>com.example.microservices</groupId>