diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3c80add49..07fc22332 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.externalpublish:gradle-external-publish-plugin:1.2.1'
+        classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.externalpublish:gradle-external-publish-plugin:1.4.0'
         classpath 'com.palantir.javaformat:gradle-palantir-java-format:1.0.1'
         classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.consistentversions:gradle-consistent-versions:1.25.0'
         classpath 'com.palantir.baseline:gradle-baseline-java:2.49.2'