diff --git a/pitest-groovy-verification/pom.xml b/pitest-groovy-verification/pom.xml
index 1750579fd..e1760144b 100644
--- a/pitest-groovy-verification/pom.xml
+++ b/pitest-groovy-verification/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
 			<artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
-			<version>2.4.12</version>
+			<version>3.0.21</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/pitest-maven/pom.xml b/pitest-maven/pom.xml
index 02d259a7c..b57044389 100644
--- a/pitest-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/pitest-maven/pom.xml
@@ -138,14 +138,6 @@
 			<artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
 			<version>${scm.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<!-- Specifying groovy-all because maven-scm-providers-standard:1.9.4
-		 relies on a vulnerable version of groovy-all-->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-			<artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
-			<version>2.4.18</version>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
 			<artifactId>maven-scm-providers-standard</artifactId>