diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7edb39690..ab193cb46 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'org.owasp:dependency-check-gradle:1.4.2'
+        classpath 'org.owasp:dependency-check-gradle:8.1.0'
         classpath 'com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.13.0'
     }
 }