diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfiguration.java
index 2756ead51c08..9b9c408d7a58 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 
 import graphql.GraphQL;
 import graphql.execution.instrumentation.Instrumentation;
-import graphql.schema.idl.RuntimeWiring.Builder;
-import graphql.schema.visibility.NoIntrospectionGraphqlFieldVisibility;
+import graphql.introspection.Introspection;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ public GraphQlSource graphQlSource(ResourcePatternResolver resourcePatternResolv
 			builder.inspectSchemaMappings(logger::info);
 		}
 		if (!properties.getSchema().getIntrospection().isEnabled()) {
-			builder.configureRuntimeWiring(this::enableIntrospection);
+			Introspection.enabledJvmWide(false);
 		}
 		builder.configureTypeDefinitions(new ConnectionTypeDefinitionConfigurer());
 		wiringConfigurers.orderedStream().forEach(builder::configureRuntimeWiring);
@@ -116,10 +115,6 @@ public GraphQlSource graphQlSource(ResourcePatternResolver resourcePatternResolv
 		return builder.build();
 	}
 
-	private Builder enableIntrospection(Builder wiring) {
-		return wiring.fieldVisibility(NoIntrospectionGraphqlFieldVisibility.NO_INTROSPECTION_FIELD_VISIBILITY);
-	}
-
 	private Resource[] resolveSchemaResources(ResourcePatternResolver resolver, String[] locations,
 			String[] extensions) {
 		List<Resource> resources = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfigurationTests.java
index dd0f97c7a4a2..75a44a5ce596 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 import graphql.GraphQL;
 import graphql.execution.instrumentation.ChainedInstrumentation;
 import graphql.execution.instrumentation.Instrumentation;
+import graphql.introspection.Introspection;
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLObjectType;
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLOutputType;
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLSchema;
 import graphql.schema.idl.RuntimeWiring;
 import graphql.schema.visibility.DefaultGraphqlFieldVisibility;
-import graphql.schema.visibility.NoIntrospectionGraphqlFieldVisibility;
 import org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
@@ -183,8 +183,7 @@ void shouldDisableFieldIntrospection() {
 		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("spring.graphql.schema.introspection.enabled:false").run((context) -> {
 			GraphQlSource graphQlSource = context.getBean(GraphQlSource.class);
 			GraphQLSchema schema = graphQlSource.schema();
-			assertThat(schema.getCodeRegistry().getFieldVisibility())
-				.isInstanceOf(NoIntrospectionGraphqlFieldVisibility.class);
+			assertThat(Introspection.isEnabledJvmWide()).isFalse();
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 401e9b5eaacf..92b2dc6e090e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("GraphQL Java", "21.3") {
+	library("GraphQL Java", "21.4") {
 		prohibit {
 			startsWith(["2018-", "2019-", "2020-", "2021-", "230521-"])
 			because "These are snapshots that we don't want to see"