diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53f0eaaad..83f281638 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 
     <!-- plugin versions a..z -->
     <buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>3.2.1</buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>
-    <groovy-maven-plugin.version>3.0.2</groovy-maven-plugin.version>
+    <groovy-maven-plugin.version>4.0.1</groovy-maven-plugin.version>
     <mrm.version>1.6.0</mrm.version>
     <junit-platform-launcher.version>1.3.2</junit-platform-launcher.version>
     <takari-provisio.version>1.1.1</takari-provisio.version>