diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 296179745..06659ff02 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
             <version>${liquibase-core.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency> <!-- use a specific Groovy version rather than the one specified by spock-core -->
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.apache.groovy</groupId>
             <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.19</version>
+            <version>4.0.20</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.spockframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spock-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3-groovy-2.5</version>
+            <version>2.3-groovy-4.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.skyscreamer</groupId>