diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9022b40d..1b558a88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.groovy</groupId>
         <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.12</version>
+        <version>4.0.18</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>