diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5420acd0c..4d61a9c60 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
   id 'de.undercouch.download' version '5.6.0'
   id 'kr.motd.sphinx' version '2.10.1' // documentation generation
   id 'jacoco' // java code coverage plugin
-  id "org.sonarqube" version "6.3.1.5724" // sonarqube
+  id "org.sonarqube" version "7.0.0.6105" // sonarqube
   id 'net.thauvin.erik.gradle.semver' version '1.0.4' // semantic versioning
   id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version "8.1.1" // fat jar
 }