diff --git a/tools/generator/joynr-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/tools/generator/joynr-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index 22cbfb566c..d3337307a9 100644
--- a/tools/generator/joynr-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/generator/joynr-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.android.tools.build</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gradle</artifactId>
-			<version>4.0.0</version>
+			<version>7.4.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.antlr</groupId>