diff --git a/spring-boot-kotlin/pom.xml b/spring-boot-kotlin/pom.xml
index c024f3fda1..ccb1585a75 100644
--- a/spring-boot-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-webflux</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>