diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a73c10794..7666a4304 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildscript {
 
 plugins {
     id 'java'
-    id "com.github.ben-manes.versions" version "0.48.0"
+    id "com.github.ben-manes.versions" version "0.49.0"
 }
 
 // USE SEMANTIC VERSIONING AS SPECIFIED HERE: http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html