diff --git a/testcontainers-spring-boot-parent/pom.xml b/testcontainers-spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
index af91c90b7..91ef77dff 100644
--- a/testcontainers-spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/testcontainers-spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <spring.boot.version>3.3.5</spring.boot.version>
         <spring.cloud.version>2023.0.4</spring.cloud.version>
         <spring.cloud.gcp.version>5.9.0</spring.cloud.gcp.version>
-        <equalsverifier.version>3.17.5</equalsverifier.version>
+        <equalsverifier.version>3.18</equalsverifier.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.11.4</junit-jupiter.version>
         <spring.cloud.azure.version>5.19.0</spring.cloud.azure.version>
     </properties>