diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 17c3763e2..b52d8e185 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
   id 'java'
-  id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.4.0'
+  id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.4.2'
   id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.6'
   id 'org.graalvm.buildtools.native' version '0.10.3'
   id 'org.cyclonedx.bom' version '1.10.0'
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b9b815df..27fb9a6bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.4.0</version>
+    <version>3.4.2</version>
     <relativePath></relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerRepository.java
index 7ac1a6404..d8c389da1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerRepository.java
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query;
+
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.Param;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 
+
 /**
  * Repository class for <code>Owner</code> domain objects All method names are compliant
  * with Spring Data naming conventions so this interface can easily be extended for Spring
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/Vet.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/Vet.java
index d8a1fc84d..00c7ec1c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/Vet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/Vet.java
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.vet;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.support.MutableSortDefinition;
-import org.springframework.beans.support.PropertyComparator;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.NamedEntity;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Person;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
@@ -59,9 +58,9 @@ public class Vet extends Person {
 
 	@XmlElement
 	public List<Specialty> getSpecialties() {
-		List<Specialty> sortedSpecs = new ArrayList<>(getSpecialtiesInternal());
-		PropertyComparator.sort(sortedSpecs, new MutableSortDefinition("name", true, true));
-		return Collections.unmodifiableList(sortedSpecs);
+		return getSpecialtiesInternal().stream()
+			.sorted(Comparator.comparing(NamedEntity::getName))
+			.collect(Collectors.toList());
 	}
 
 	public int getNrOfSpecialties() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java
index 8c7560a19..f98d892d3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ public class MysqlTestApplication {
 	}
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		SpringApplication.run(PetClinicApplication.class, "--spring.profiles.active=mysql");
+		SpringApplication.run(PetClinicApplication.class, "--spring.profiles.active=mysql",
+				"--spring.docker.compose.enabled=false");
 	}
 
 }