diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 310549013e11e..062f81d822e8c 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     <google-api-services-drive-version>v2-rev151-1.19.0</google-api-services-drive-version>
     <google-api-services-calendar-version>v3-rev99-1.19.0</google-api-services-calendar-version>
     <grizzly-websockets-version>2.3.17</grizzly-websockets-version>
-    <groovy-version>2.3.7</groovy-version>
+    <groovy-version>2.4.21</groovy-version>
     <gson-version>2.3</gson-version>
     <guice-bundle-version>3.0_1</guice-bundle-version>
     <guice-version>3.0</guice-version>