diff --git a/external-config/build.gradle b/external-config/build.gradle
index 5c473b2..4500aa0 100644
--- a/external-config/build.gradle
+++ b/external-config/build.gradle
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(platform("org.grails:grails-bom:$grailsVersion"))
 
     implementation "org.grails:grails-core"
-    implementation "org.grails:grails-dependencies"
     implementation 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-yaml:3.0.8'
 
     implementation "io.micronaut:micronaut-core"
     implementation "io.micronaut:micronaut-inject"
+
     testImplementation "org.grails:grails-testing-support"
 
     runtimeOnly 'com.virtualdogbert:GroovyConfigWriter:1.1'
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2bba7a1..7956508 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:26:18 +0000
-grailsVersion=5.2.1
-grailsGradlePluginVersion=5.2.1
+grailsVersion=5.2.3
+grailsGradlePluginVersion=5.2.3
 groovyVersion=3.0.11
 version=3.1.1-SNAPSHOT
 org.gradle.daemon=true