diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/testcontainers/build/ComparePOMWithLatestReleasedTask.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/testcontainers/build/ComparePOMWithLatestReleasedTask.groovy
index 1bb71ca8f52..287f934c1e7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/testcontainers/build/ComparePOMWithLatestReleasedTask.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/testcontainers/build/ComparePOMWithLatestReleasedTask.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.testcontainers.build
 
+import groovy.xml.XmlSlurper
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction