diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-mvc-2/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-mvc-2/pom.xml
index 45202d1e4c..102dd591b0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-mvc-2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-mvc-2/pom.xml
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@
         <spring.fox.version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</spring.fox.version>
         <start-class>com.baeldung.swagger2boot.SpringBootSwaggerApplication</start-class>
         <!-- <start-class>com.baeldung.springbootmvc.SpringBootMvcFnApplication</start-class> -->
-        <spring-boot.version>2.2.6.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
-         <xstream.version>1.4.11.1</xstream.version>
+        <xstream.version>1.4.11.1</xstream.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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