diff --git a/doc-snippets/exporters/build.gradle.kts b/doc-snippets/exporters/build.gradle.kts
index a1560039bf..0bfc7d25ba 100644
--- a/doc-snippets/exporters/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/doc-snippets/exporters/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin
 
 plugins {
     id("java")
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.5.7"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "4.0.0"
 }
 
 val moduleName by extra { "io.opentelemetry.examples.docs.exporters" }
diff --git a/doc-snippets/getting-started/build.gradle.kts b/doc-snippets/getting-started/build.gradle.kts
index 6a07b873be..5701236d32 100644
--- a/doc-snippets/getting-started/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/doc-snippets/getting-started/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin
 
 plugins {
     id("java")
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.5.7"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "4.0.0"
 }
 
 val moduleName by extra { "io.opentelemetry.examples.docs.getting-started" }
diff --git a/doc-snippets/spring-starter/build.gradle.kts b/doc-snippets/spring-starter/build.gradle.kts
index 8152486241..b80b088028 100644
--- a/doc-snippets/spring-starter/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/doc-snippets/spring-starter/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin
 
 plugins {
     id("java")
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.5.7"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "4.0.0"
 }
 
 val moduleName by extra { "io.opentelemetry.examples.docs.spring-starter" }
diff --git a/javaagent-declarative-configuration/build.gradle.kts b/javaagent-declarative-configuration/build.gradle.kts
index 0e763a3014..ba14a8c3a7 100644
--- a/javaagent-declarative-configuration/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/javaagent-declarative-configuration/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootJar
 
 plugins {
     id("java")
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.5.7"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "4.0.0"
 }
 
 description = "OpenTelemetry Java Agent Declarative Configuration Example"
diff --git a/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index a4d062e03b..3948eb8d05 100644
--- a/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootJar
 
 plugins {
     id("java")
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.5.7"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "4.0.0"
 }
 
 description = "OpenTelemetry Example for Java Agent"
diff --git a/logging-k8s-stdout-otlp-json/build.gradle.kts b/logging-k8s-stdout-otlp-json/build.gradle.kts
index 948db1afe2..3de8f7213f 100644
--- a/logging-k8s-stdout-otlp-json/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/logging-k8s-stdout-otlp-json/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootJar
 
 plugins {
     id("java")
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.5.7"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "4.0.0"
 }
 
 description = "OpenTelemetry Example for Java Agent with Stdout logging"
diff --git a/micrometer-shim/build.gradle.kts b/micrometer-shim/build.gradle.kts
index f2b9f683f2..25e54d70ec 100644
--- a/micrometer-shim/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/micrometer-shim/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.run.BootRun
 
 plugins {
     id("java")
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.5.7"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "4.0.0"
 }
 
 description = "OpenTelemetry Example for Micrometer Shim"
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ dependencies {
     //spring modules
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web")
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator")
-    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-aop")
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-aspectj")
 }
diff --git a/spring-native/build.gradle.kts b/spring-native/build.gradle.kts
index 467ab5359b..9ef31976ea 100644
--- a/spring-native/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/spring-native/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin
 
 plugins {
     id("java")
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.5.7"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "4.0.0"
     id("org.graalvm.buildtools.native") version "0.11.3"
 }
 
diff --git a/telemetry-testing/build.gradle.kts b/telemetry-testing/build.gradle.kts
index 07268e01f0..a11f3e8594 100644
--- a/telemetry-testing/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/telemetry-testing/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.run.BootRun
 
 plugins {
     id("java")
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.5.7"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "4.0.0"
 }
 
 description = "OpenTelemetry Example for Telemetry Testing"