diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 6a2b3b988f..5f123987f5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1322,6 +1322,9 @@ bom {
 		}
 	}
 	library("REST Assured", "4.2.1") {
+		prohibit("[4.3.0,)") {
+			because "it requires Groovy 3"
+		}
 		group("io.rest-assured") {
 			modules = [
 				"json-path",