diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index dc6a9aeea0c..3ebe2ad67e4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ bom {
 		}
 	}
 	library("HikariCP", "4.0.3") {
+		prohibit("[5.0.0,)") {
+			because "it requires Java 11"
+		}
 		group("com.zaxxer") {
 			modules = [
 				"HikariCP"