diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9c524c..8255931 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.dtflys.forest</groupId>
             <artifactId>forest-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-            <version>${forest.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>