diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index f36d056fae..9722323ec2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 	// Need to set the versions manually cause otherwise Gradle will not publish a proper pom
 	implementation "org.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-api:1.4.1"
-	implementation "org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:5.5.1.201910021850-r"
+	implementation "org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:5.12.0.202106070339-r"
 	implementation "com.jcraft:jsch.agentproxy.jsch:0.0.9"
 	implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.11.4"