diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 51eb9c871..9dfc6b84b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-data-rest-webmvc</artifactId>
+            <!-- Downgrade this dependency because of HTM-908 / https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-rest/issues/2287 -->
+            <!-- When spring-boot-starter-parent includes spring-data-rest-webmvc 3.7.16 we can remove this version tag -->
+            <version>3.7.12</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>