diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 36cf31a6c6ee..7372461c14ad 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildscript {
 
     dependencies {
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:${KOTLIN_VERSION}"
-        classpath 'com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.39.0'
+        classpath 'com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.44.0'
     }
 }