diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index a877f249..6229e0e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Released: in-progress
 * Jackson 2.16.0
 * JeroMQ 0.6.0
 * Micronaut Platform 4.2.0
-* Groovy 4.0.16
+* Groovy 4.0.18
 
 === Build/Test Updates
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 38269ab6..cd0c05ed 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ consensusjVersion = 0.7.0-SNAPSHOT
 
 bitcoinjVersion = 0.17-alpha3
 rxJavaVersion = 3.1.7
-groovyVersion = 4.0.16
+groovyVersion = 4.0.18
 junitJupiterVersion = 5.10.0
 spockVersion = 2.3-groovy-4.0
 slf4jVersion = 2.0.9