diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c1252b3cfc..d8a270ef68 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ githubBranch=6.1.x
 developers=Puneet Behl, Graeme Rocher
 grailsGradlePluginVersion=6.1.1
 grailsVersion=6.1.1
-groovyVersion=3.0.11
+groovyVersion=3.0.20
 servletApiVersion=4.0.1
 javaParserCoreVersion=3.15.14
 jansiVersion=1.18