diff --git a/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/pom.xml b/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/pom.xml
index af8c4c7bce..4413f3f7d0 100644
--- a/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/pom.xml
+++ b/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
       <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-camunda-sdk</artifactId>
       <version>${version.zeebe}</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+          <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>