diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9291a7ea27b..724b0a0e79f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
         <h2.version>1.4.193</h2.version>
         <!-- Spring Boot parent declares most fresh versions for JDBC drivers for all our servers -->
         <wicket.version>8.6.0</wicket.version>
-        <groovy.version>2.5.12</groovy.version>
+        <groovy.version>3.0.7</groovy.version>
         <xmlsec.version>2.1.4</xmlsec.version>
         <connid.version>1.5.0.17</connid.version>
         <jasper.version>6.5.0</jasper.version>