diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bef4cf10e..4f7188ec5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.3.5.RELEASE' apply false
     id 'net.ltgt.errorprone' version '2.0.2' apply false
     id 'io.swagger.core.v3.swagger-gradle-plugin' version '2.1.10' apply false
-    id 'com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties' version '2.2.4' apply false
+    id 'com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties' version '2.3.1' apply false
     id 'org.asciidoctor.jvm.convert' version '3.3.2' apply false
     id 'org.asciidoctor.jvm.pdf' version '3.3.2' apply false
     id 'org.asciidoctor.jvm.epub' version '3.3.2' apply false
diff --git a/fineract-provider/build.gradle b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
index f4ecdaabf..7245b15f9 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/build.gradle
+++ b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ if( project.hasProperty("fineract.release") ) {
 // Configuration for git properties gradle plugin
 // https://github.com/n0mer/gradle-git-properties
 gitProperties {
-    gitPropertiesResourceDir = "$buildDir/classes/java/main/resources"
+    gitPropertiesResourceDir = file("$buildDir/classes/java/main")
     dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mmZ"
     dateFormatTimeZone = "GMT"
     failOnNoGitDirectory = false