diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 43b1aa388f..73112acfb5 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -40,3 +40,6 @@ updates:
       # (outside of semver major, minor, and patch designations) and will attempt to update
       # to the latest published version.
       - dependency-name: "io.kubernetes:client-java"
+      # Exclude artifact registry plugin until Java 21 upgrade
+      - dependency-name: "com.google.cloud.artifactregistry.gradle-plugin"
+        versions: [">= 2.2.5"]
diff --git a/datarepo-client/build.gradle b/datarepo-client/build.gradle
index fbbbfb2635..4f20afbf38 100644
--- a/datarepo-client/build.gradle
+++ b/datarepo-client/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java-library'
     id 'maven-publish'
-    id 'com.google.cloud.artifactregistry.gradle-plugin' version '2.1.5'
+    id 'com.google.cloud.artifactregistry.gradle-plugin' version '2.2.5'
     id 'org.hidetake.swagger.generator'
 }