diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ProcessTestAotMojo.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ProcessTestAotMojo.java
index c868f56b6b9b..399e4561b414 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ProcessTestAotMojo.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ProcessTestAotMojo.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ private String getJUnitPlatformVersion() throws MojoExecutionException {
 		String version = (platformCommonsArtifact != null) ? platformCommonsArtifact.getBaseVersion() : null;
 		if (version == null) {
 			throw new MojoExecutionException(
-					"Unable to find '%s' dependnecy. Please ensure JUnit is correctly configured.".formatted(id));
+					"Unable to find '%s' dependency. Please ensure JUnit is correctly configured.".formatted(id));
 		}
 		return version;
 	}