diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c86da5e89e..ec5efb2b9f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>org.apache.groovy</groupId>
                             <artifactId>groovy-ant</artifactId>
-                            <version>5.0.6</version>
+                            <version>5.0.8</version>
                             <scope>runtime</scope>
                         </dependency>
                     </dependencies>