diff --git a/implementations/java-json-schema/Dockerfile b/implementations/java-json-schema/Dockerfile
index 55ecd9b28..e44c90779 100644
--- a/implementations/java-json-schema/Dockerfile
+++ b/implementations/java-json-schema/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM gradle:9.5-jdk17 AS builder
+FROM gradle:9.6-jdk17 AS builder
 COPY BowtieJsonSchema.java /opt/app/BowtieJsonSchema.java
 COPY build.gradle /opt/app/build.gradle
 WORKDIR /opt/app