class path resource [org/springframework/bott/web/support/SpringBootServletInitializer.class] cannot be opened because it does not exis

Question

I am working on updating springboot from 1.5.4 to 2.7.2. When I updated my gradle version to 7.1.1 I am recieving the error:

java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [org/springframework/bott/web/support/SpringBootServletInitializer.class] cannot be opened because it does not exist.

I checked the jars installed but do not see the springboot starter web, checked the build.gradle file:

the implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:${springBootVersion}") {exclude group: 'ch.qos.logback', module: 'logback-classic'}

I have tried to: Clean the project, delete .gradle, checked the dependencies "still error occurs"

Any fix for this? Thank you in advance for assistance