diff --git a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
index 25edba98d1..38dae5a5c4 100644
--- a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ val otelContribVersion = "1.34.0-alpha"
 val otelSdkAlphaVersion = otelSdkVersion.replaceFirst("(-SNAPSHOT)?$".toRegex(), "-alpha$1")
 
 // Need both BOM and groovy jars
-val groovyVersion = "4.0.20"
+val groovyVersion = "4.0.21"
 
 // We don't force libraries we instrument to new versions since we compile and test against specific
 // old baseline versions but we do try to force those libraries' transitive dependencies to new