diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b5c548ef41e..b1785899753 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ org.gradle.daemon=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Xmx1536M -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=1024M
 
 # libraries only specific to test apps, these should not be exposed
-micronautVersion=4.6.5
+micronautVersion=4.8.2
 micronautSerdeJacksonVersion=2.11.0
 springSecurityCoreVersion=7.0.0-SNAPSHOT