diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ad5b5180e..35bcac7d3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ allprojects  {
             // We use the Renovate Bot to automatically propose Pull Requests (PRs) when upgrades for all of these versions are available.
 
             dependency 'org.apache.openjpa:openjpa:3.2.1' // when upgrading, also change OpenJPA version repeated above in buildscript!
-            dependency 'com.google.guava:guava:31.0.1-jre'
+            dependency 'com.google.guava:guava:31.1-jre'
             dependency 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.9.0'
             dependency 'com.google.truth:truth:1.1.3'
             dependency 'com.google.truth.extensions:truth-java8-extension:1.1.3'