diff --git a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
index c6a7e5dfc..f56f7de87 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   </description>
   <properties>
     <java.version>25</java.version>
-    <junit-jupiter.version>6.0.3</junit-jupiter.version>
+    <junit-jupiter.version>6.1.0</junit-jupiter.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/src/test/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.prometheus/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/serialization-config.json b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/src/test/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.prometheus/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/serialization-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eccc08a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/src/test/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.prometheus/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/serialization-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[
+  {
+    "name": "org.junit.platform.engine.UniqueId$SerializedForm"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f9c25d9e2..172e56a62 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <junit-pioneer.version>2.3.0</junit-pioneer.version>
     <awaitility.version>4.3.0</awaitility.version>
     <wiremock.version>3.13.2</wiremock.version>
-    <junit-jupiter.version>6.0.3</junit-jupiter.version>
+    <junit-jupiter.version>6.1.0</junit-jupiter.version>
     <otel.instrumentation.version>2.28.1-alpha</otel.instrumentation.version>
     <java.version>8</java.version>
     <test.java.version>25</test.java.version>