diff --git a/examples/build.gradle b/examples/build.gradle
index ccc788396..dd78aa879 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':bitcoinj-core')
-    implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.1'
+    implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.4'
     implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:2.0.7'
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/build.gradle b/tools/build.gradle
index 3c99ac903..6eab3d82e 100644
--- a/tools/build.gradle
+++ b/tools/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':bitcoinj-core')
-    implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.1'
+    implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.4'
     implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:2.0.7'
 }
 
diff --git a/wallettool/build.gradle b/wallettool/build.gradle
index d0fd48cff..134457c54 100644
--- a/wallettool/build.gradle
+++ b/wallettool/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ boolean hasToolchains = (GradleVersion.current().compareTo(toolchainsMinVersion)
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':bitcoinj-core')
-    implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.1'
+    implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.4'
     implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:2.0.7'
     if (hasAnnotationProcessor) {
         annotationProcessor 'info.picocli:picocli-codegen:4.7.1'