diff --git a/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service/build.gradle b/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service/build.gradle
index ef763b3f..9d139da5 100644
--- a/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.3.1'
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.6.1'
     id 'java'
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle-kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index 6d47e120..1c1ae46e 100644
--- a/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 
 
 plugins {
-    id("com.gradleup.shadow") version "9.3.1"
+    id("com.gradleup.shadow") version "9.6.1"
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm") version "2.4.20"
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle/build.gradle b/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle/build.gradle
index e890c8a9..183c4e90 100644
--- a/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.3.1'
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.6.1'
     id 'java'
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/ledger-api/build.gradle b/examples/ledger-api/build.gradle
index 2e4a07e4..472c3997 100644
--- a/examples/ledger-api/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/ledger-api/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.3.1'
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.6.1'
     id 'java'
 }
 
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-gradle/build.gradle b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-gradle/build.gradle
index 1ccab4e5..5cadc213 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-gradle/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.3.1'
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.6.1'
     id 'java'
 }
 
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-ledger-api/build.gradle b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-ledger-api/build.gradle
index 6de04595..f11aa4e3 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-ledger-api/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-ledger-api/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.3.1'
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.6.1'
     id 'java'
 }
 
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-shim-api/build.gradle b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-shim-api/build.gradle
index 0c847b55..30a4181f 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-shim-api/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-shim-api/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.3.1'
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.6.1'
     id 'java'
 }