diff --git a/spring/README.md b/spring/README.md
index 538a93f..29ad615 100644
--- a/spring/README.md
+++ b/spring/README.md
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ This guide explains how to setup a Spring Boot project to automate a process usi
 
 # Install dependencies
 
-The open source library [spring-zeebe](https://github.com/camunda-community-hub/spring-zeebe)
+The [official Spring Zeebe SDK](https://docs.camunda.io/docs/next/apis-tools/spring-zeebe-sdk/getting-started/)
 provides a Zeebe client.
 
 ```
-<dependency>
-  <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
-  <artifactId>spring-zeebe-starter</artifactId>
-  <version>8.5.6</version>
-</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-camunda-sdk</artifactId>
+			<version>${zeebe.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 ```
 
 # Create Client
diff --git a/spring/pom.xml b/spring/pom.xml
index 4c7dc57..52d0c67 100644
--- a/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/spring/pom.xml
@@ -9,37 +9,22 @@
 	<artifactId>camunda-platform-get-started-spring</artifactId>
 	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
-	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.2</version>
-		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
-	</parent>
-
 	<properties>
-		<java.version>11</java.version>
-		<spring-zeebe.version>8.1.17</spring-zeebe.version>
-		<zeebe.version>8.5.6</zeebe.version>
+		<maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
+		<zeebe.version>8.6.3</zeebe.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
-			<artifactId>zeebe-client-java</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-camunda-sdk</artifactId>
 			<version>${zeebe.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-zeebe-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${spring-zeebe.version}</version>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
-
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
@@ -47,6 +32,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.3.4</version>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
diff --git a/spring/src/main/java/io/camunda/getstarted/ProcessApplication.java b/spring/src/main/java/io/camunda/getstarted/ProcessApplication.java
index 07258eb..e386bfd 100644
--- a/spring/src/main/java/io/camunda/getstarted/ProcessApplication.java
+++ b/spring/src/main/java/io/camunda/getstarted/ProcessApplication.java
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package io.camunda.getstarted;
 
+import io.camunda.zeebe.client.ZeebeClient;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.client.api.response.ProcessInstanceEvent;
-import io.camunda.zeebe.spring.client.EnableZeebeClient;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.spring.client.annotation.Deployment;
-import io.camunda.zeebe.spring.client.lifecycle.ZeebeClientLifecycle;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 @SpringBootApplication
-@EnableZeebeClient
 @Deployment(resources = "classpath:send-email.bpmn")
 public class ProcessApplication implements CommandLineRunner {
 
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
   }
 
   @Autowired
-  private ZeebeClientLifecycle client;
+  private ZeebeClient client;
 
   @Override
   public void run(final String... args) throws Exception {