diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index e86a800409b..7dc7aa92ecf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Selenium HtmlUnit", "2.52.0") {
+	library("Selenium HtmlUnit", "2.53.0") {
 		group("org.seleniumhq.selenium") {
 			modules = [
 				"htmlunit-driver"