diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index e97bf196..0f65688e 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ testcontainers-minio = { module = "org.testcontainers:minio", version.ref = "tes
 
 [plugins]
 edc-build = { id = "org.eclipse.edc.edc-build", version = "1.3.0" }
-shadow = { id = "com.gradleup.shadow", version = "9.3.2" }
+shadow = { id = "com.gradleup.shadow", version = "9.4.0" }