diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index c9eaea5ecba0..e59f5d98ac8a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 		<gemfire.version>7.0.2</gemfire.version>
 		<glassfish-el.version>3.0.0</glassfish-el.version>
 		<gradle.version>1.6</gradle.version>
-		<groovy.version>2.3.8</groovy.version>
+		<groovy.version>2.4.21</groovy.version>
 		<gson.version>2.3.1</gson.version>
 		<h2.version>1.4.184</h2.version>
 		<hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>