diff --git a/log4j-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
index 3875cd61bc5..a0a53c13b76 100644
--- a/log4j-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     <disruptor.version>4.0.0</disruptor.version>
     <embedded-ldap.version>0.9.0</embedded-ldap.version>
     <felix.version>7.0.5</felix.version>
-    <groovy.version>4.0.27</groovy.version>
+    <groovy.version>5.0.7</groovy.version>
     <guava.version>33.4.8-jre</guava.version>
     <h2.version>2.3.232</h2.version>
     <hamcrest.version>3.0</hamcrest.version>