diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f4ac7372..5bdb3e1df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jenkins-ci.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>gradle</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>2.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jenkins-ci.plugins</groupId>