diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/bootSimple/build.gradle b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/bootSimple/build.gradle
index cd3eee3436..4f8f397f88 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/bootSimple/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/bootSimple/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
 	compile "org.springframework:spring-web:5.0.0.RC2"
 	compile "org.springframework:spring-context-support:5.0.0.RC2"
-	compile "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.4.5"
+	compile "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.0-beta-1"
 	compile 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path-assert:2.2.0'
 
 	testCompile "com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock:${wiremockVersion}"
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/sampleJerseyProject/build.gradle b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/sampleJerseyProject/build.gradle
index adcf05bd67..e57fea12e9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/sampleJerseyProject/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/sampleJerseyProject/build.gradle
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ subprojects {
 	}
 
 	dependencies {
-		testCompile 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.4.5'
+		testCompile 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.0-beta-1'
 		testCompile "org.spockframework:spock-core:$spockVersion"
 		testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
 		testCompile "com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock:${wiremockVersion}"
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/sampleProject/build.gradle b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/sampleProject/build.gradle
index a345ccc692..296d089dc6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/sampleProject/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/sampleProject/build.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ subprojects {
 	}
 
 	dependencies {
-		testCompile "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.4.5"
+		testCompile "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.0-beta-1"
 		testCompile "org.spockframework:spock-core:$spockVersion"
 		testCompile("junit:junit:4.12")
 		testCompile "com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock:${wiremockVersion}"
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProject/build.gradle b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProject/build.gradle
index d7dff4f3f2..981912c17a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProject/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProject/build.gradle
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ subprojects {
 	}
 
 	dependencies {
-		testCompile "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.4.5"
+		testCompile "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.0-beta-1"
 		testCompile "org.spockframework:spock-core:$spockVersion"
 		testCompile("junit:junit:4.12")
 		testCompile "com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock:${wiremockVersion}"