diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
index 2b34d1fe2..1a21f4ce1 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ dependencyManagement {
             exclude 'jakarta.activation:jakarta.activation-api'
         }
 
-        dependency 'jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:2.1.1'
+        dependency 'jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:3.0.0'
         dependency 'jakarta.activation:jakarta.activation-api:2.1.3'
         dependency ('com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail:2.0.1') {
             // Spring needs this version