How to change embedded tomcat's version in existing spring boot app?

Question

I\'m currently running spring-boot version 1.4.0.RELEASE application with embedded tomcat. Included Tomcat\'s version is 8.5.4

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Answer 1

Late to the party I know, was looking for a similar issue, thought I'd share a more literal hint.

You need to override the properties set in spring's parent pom (which is mandatory for this) to suit your case (and compatibility too):

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    9.0.5
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This is according to [Introduction to Spring][1]. Their example shows many other dependencies cherry-picked. [1]: http://www.springboottutorial.com/spring-boot-starter-parent