diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 53fef379..7285394d 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ aws-secretsmanager = { module = "software.amazon.awssdk:secretsmanager", version
 
 [plugins]
 edc-build = { id = "org.eclipse.edc.edc-build", version = "1.5.2" }
-shadow = { id = "com.gradleup.shadow", version = "9.5.1" }
+shadow = { id = "com.gradleup.shadow", version = "9.6.1" }