diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7725271f..80de6d70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.groovy</groupId>
         <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.12</version>
+        <version>4.0.16</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>