diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index 0b23631816fe9..6834593d243d9 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ dependencies {
   api 'org.jdom:jdom2:2.0.6.1'
   api 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:1.7.10'
   api 'de.thetaphi:forbiddenapis:3.3'
-  api 'com.avast.gradle:gradle-docker-compose-plugin:0.15.2'
+  api 'com.avast.gradle:gradle-docker-compose-plugin:0.16.9'
   api 'org.apache.maven:maven-model:3.6.2'
   api 'com.networknt:json-schema-validator:1.0.69'
   api "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${props.getProperty('jackson_databind')}"