diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1ff1da7427..04fe13a846 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ buildscript {
         classpath 'org.sonarsource.scanner.gradle:sonarqube-gradle-plugin:3.3'
         classpath 'com.google.android.gms:oss-licenses-plugin:0.10.5'
         classpath "com.likethesalad.android:stem-plugin:2.0.0"
-        classpath 'org.owasp:dependency-check-gradle:7.0.4.1'
+        classpath 'org.owasp:dependency-check-gradle:7.1.0.1'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin:1.6.20"
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files