diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e9d3d4380..2d8d2edeb 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-besuVersion=23.4.4
+besuVersion=23.7.2
 besuDistroUrl=https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/${besuVersion}/besu-${besuVersion}.tar.gz
 
 hashicorpVaultVersion=1.9.2
diff --git a/gradle/versions.gradle b/gradle/versions.gradle
index eecd1bd29..e2c077359 100644
--- a/gradle/versions.gradle
+++ b/gradle/versions.gradle
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ dependencyManagement {
       entry 'mockito-junit-jupiter'
     }
 
-    dependency 'org.hyperledger.besu:plugin-api:22.10.3'
-    dependency 'org.hyperledger.besu.internal:metrics-core:22.10.3'
+    dependency 'org.hyperledger.besu:plugin-api:23.7.2'
+    dependency 'org.hyperledger.besu.internal:metrics-core:23.7.2'
 
     dependency 'org.xipki.iaik:sunpkcs11-wrapper:1.4.9'