diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28e9e013b..553dd9e31 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <mina.version>2.0.9</mina.version>
         <hessian.version>4.0.38</hessian.version>
         <mapdb.version>2.0-beta10</mapdb.version>
-        <groovy.version>2.4.5</groovy.version>
+        <groovy.version>2.4.21</groovy.version>
         <jackson.version>2.6.3</jackson.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.7.2</aspectj.version>
         <javax.mail.version>1.5.4</javax.mail.version>