diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriUtils.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriUtils.java
index f1a1aa1e1af..90bf8828ba7 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriUtils.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriUtils.java
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public abstract class UriUtils {
 	 * @return the encoded String
 	 * @since 5.0
 	 */
-	static Map<String, String> encodeUriVariables(Map<String, ?> uriVariables) {
+	public static Map<String, String> encodeUriVariables(Map<String, ?> uriVariables) {
 		Map<String, String> result = new LinkedHashMap<>(uriVariables.size());
 		uriVariables.forEach((key, value) -> {
 			String stringValue = (value != null ? value.toString() : "");
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public abstract class UriUtils {
 	 * @return the encoded String
 	 * @since 5.0
 	 */
-	static Object[] encodeUriVariables(Object... uriVariables) {
+	public static Object[] encodeUriVariables(Object... uriVariables) {
 		return Arrays.stream(uriVariables)
 				.map(value -> {
 					String stringValue = (value != null ? value.toString() : "");