diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0bfc35bc..b123782b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'com.gradle.plugin-publish' version '2.1.1'
     id 'org.gradle.plugin-compatibility' version '1.0.0'
     id 'com.github.ethankhall.semantic-versioning' version '1.1.0'
-    id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.56.0'
+    id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.61.0'
     id 'com.github.hierynomus.license' version '0.16.1'
     id 'org.asciidoctor.jvm.convert' version '4.0.5'
     id 'org.ajoberstar.git-publish' version '6.0.0'