diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/build.gradle
index 92a03ed92f..5584dc1df9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/build.gradle
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ publishing.publications.withType(MavenPublication) {
 								dependency {
 									delegate.groupId('org.springframework.boot')
 									delegate.artifactId('spring-boot-maven-plugin')
-									delegate.version('${project.version}')
+									delegate.version("${project.version}")
 								}
 							}
 							executions {