diff --git a/xap-extensions/xap-groovy/pom.xml b/xap-extensions/xap-groovy/pom.xml
index 026c7c766e5..ff514506832 100644
--- a/xap-extensions/xap-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/xap-extensions/xap-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
             <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.6</version>
+            <version>2.4.8</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>