diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2785c8cf..558f30f0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ group = 'edu.kit.datamanager'
 
 ext {
     // versions of dependencies
-    springDocVersion  = '2.6.0'
+    springDocVersion  = '2.8.1'
     javersVersion     = '7.7.0'
     keycloakVersion   = '19.0.0'
     errorproneVersion = '2.36.0'