diff --git a/plugin-gradle/build.gradle b/plugin-gradle/build.gradle
index a2b7d6622e..7ea455b0b3 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-gradle/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:${VER_JUNIT}"
 	testImplementation "org.assertj:assertj-core:${VER_ASSERTJ}"
 	testImplementation "com.diffplug.durian:durian-testlib:${VER_DURIAN}"
-	testImplementation 'org.owasp.encoder:encoder:1.3.1'
+	testImplementation 'org.owasp.encoder:encoder:1.4.0'
 	testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher"
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin-maven/build.gradle b/plugin-maven/build.gradle
index 197ace7f2c..9e561dc0c1 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-maven/build.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:${VER_MOCKITO}"
 	testImplementation "com.diffplug.durian:durian-io:${VER_DURIAN}"
 	testImplementation 'com.github.spullara.mustache.java:compiler:0.9.14'
-	testImplementation 'org.owasp.encoder:encoder:1.3.1'
+	testImplementation 'org.owasp.encoder:encoder:1.4.0'
 	testImplementation "org.apache.maven:maven-plugin-api:${VER_MAVEN_API}"
 	testImplementation "org.eclipse.aether:aether-api:${VER_ECLIPSE_AETHER}"
 	testImplementation "org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-resources:${VER_PLEXUS_RESOURCES}"