diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 31f7bd4436a823c2a0994a00c99b2ee00f76a602..92e63eb131e21c7f321c818208333886154f4509 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
 
     id 'jacoco'
 
-    id "com.github.ben-manes.versions" version '0.39.0'
+    id "com.github.ben-manes.versions" version '0.40.0'
 
     id 'maven-publish'