diff --git a/log4j-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
index 8302fab4d2f..5e5dedd879f 100644
--- a/log4j-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     <embedded-ldap.version>0.9.0</embedded-ldap.version>
     <error-prone-annotations.version>2.38.0</error-prone-annotations.version>
     <felix.version>7.0.5</felix.version>
-    <groovy.version>4.0.27</groovy.version>
+    <groovy.version>4.0.28</groovy.version>
     <guava.version>33.4.8-jre</guava.version>
     <h2.version>2.2.224</h2.version>
     <hamcrest.version>3.0</hamcrest.version>