diff --git a/plugin-acl/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle b/plugin-acl/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle
index 22585b7e9..3deed62c9 100644
--- a/plugin-acl/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-acl/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-rest-transforms'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-web-boot'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-gsp'
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-data-hibernate5'
 
     runtimeOnly 'com.h2database:h2'
diff --git a/plugin-acl/examples/integration-test-app/build.gradle b/plugin-acl/examples/integration-test-app/build.gradle
index 4a80dfc40..17c0881c9 100644
--- a/plugin-acl/examples/integration-test-app/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-acl/examples/integration-test-app/build.gradle
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-web-boot'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-rest-transforms'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-gsp'
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
 
     runtimeOnly 'com.h2database:h2'
     runtimeOnly 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP'
diff --git a/plugin-acl/plugin/build.gradle b/plugin-acl/plugin/build.gradle
index 78dbf1473..8e28b3e42 100644
--- a/plugin-acl/plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-acl/plugin/build.gradle
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "org.apache.grails:grails-url-mappings"
     implementation "org.apache.grails:grails-interceptors"
     implementation "org.apache.grails:grails-gsp"
+    implementation "org.apache.grails:grails-layout"
     console "org.apache.grails:grails-console"
     profile "org.apache.grails.profiles:web-plugin"
     runtimeOnly "org.apache.grails:grails-services"
diff --git a/plugin-cas/examples/spring-security-cas-test1/build.gradle b/plugin-cas/examples/spring-security-cas-test1/build.gradle
index 535251c16..e88637977 100644
--- a/plugin-cas/examples/spring-security-cas-test1/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-cas/examples/spring-security-cas-test1/build.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-rest-transforms'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-web-boot'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-gsp'
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
 
     // 3rd party client-side assets bundled in webjars
     implementation 'org.webjars:bootstrap:3.3.6'
diff --git a/plugin-core/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle b/plugin-core/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle
index 93f1cc095..b656a78c3 100644
--- a/plugin-core/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-core/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':core-plugin')
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-core'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-gsp'
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-rest-transforms'
 
     runtimeOnly 'cloud.wondrify:asset-pipeline-grails'
diff --git a/plugin-core/examples/misc-functional-test-app/grails-spring-security-group/build.gradle b/plugin-core/examples/misc-functional-test-app/grails-spring-security-group/build.gradle
index 5597db040..6b8f933c6 100644
--- a/plugin-core/examples/misc-functional-test-app/grails-spring-security-group/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-core/examples/misc-functional-test-app/grails-spring-security-group/build.gradle
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ dependencies {
     }
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-rest-transforms'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-gsp'
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
     implementation 'org.springframework:spring-beans', {
         // @Autowired
     }
diff --git a/plugin-core/examples/misc-functional-test-app/grails-spring-security-hierarchical-roles/build.gradle b/plugin-core/examples/misc-functional-test-app/grails-spring-security-hierarchical-roles/build.gradle
index bf283e22d..63088e605 100644
--- a/plugin-core/examples/misc-functional-test-app/grails-spring-security-hierarchical-roles/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-core/examples/misc-functional-test-app/grails-spring-security-hierarchical-roles/build.gradle
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.springframework:spring-beans', {
         // @Autowired
     }
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
 
     runtimeOnly 'com.h2database:h2'
     runtimeOnly 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP'
diff --git a/plugin-ldap/examples/custom-user-details-context-mapper/build.gradle b/plugin-ldap/examples/custom-user-details-context-mapper/build.gradle
index 3eeed6ab8..aee6907fb 100644
--- a/plugin-ldap/examples/custom-user-details-context-mapper/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-ldap/examples/custom-user-details-context-mapper/build.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-rest-transforms'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-web-boot'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-gsp'
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
 
     // 3rd party client-side assets bundled in webjars
     implementation 'org.webjars:bootstrap:4.1.3'
diff --git a/plugin-ldap/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle b/plugin-ldap/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle
index dfeca50c2..c808d443c 100644
--- a/plugin-ldap/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-ldap/examples/functional-test-app/build.gradle
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-rest-transforms'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-web-boot'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-gsp'
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
 
     // 3rd party client-side assets bundled in webjars
     implementation 'org.webjars:bootstrap:4.1.3'
diff --git a/plugin-ldap/examples/retrieve-db-roles/build.gradle b/plugin-ldap/examples/retrieve-db-roles/build.gradle
index 6e822fa23..68bc03099 100644
--- a/plugin-ldap/examples/retrieve-db-roles/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-ldap/examples/retrieve-db-roles/build.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "org.apache.grails:grails-rest-transforms"
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-web-boot'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-gsp'
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
 
     // 3rd party client-side assets bundled in webjars
     implementation 'org.webjars:bootstrap:4.1.3'
diff --git a/plugin-ldap/examples/retrieve-group-roles/build.gradle b/plugin-ldap/examples/retrieve-group-roles/build.gradle
index 1c2c3ba05..e64ee6b67 100644
--- a/plugin-ldap/examples/retrieve-group-roles/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-ldap/examples/retrieve-group-roles/build.gradle
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-rest-transforms'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-web-boot'
     implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-gsp'
+    implementation 'org.apache.grails:grails-layout'
 
     // 3rd party client-side assets bundled in webjars
     implementation 'org.webjars:bootstrap:4.1.3'