diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3a64971..4f7b5b4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.11.1'
-        classpath 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-backports-compat23:2.3.5'
+        classpath 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-backports-compat23:3.0.8'
     }
 }