diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 17811e0986f..7627dc13ae6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ buildscript {
   dependencies {
     // For Apache Rat plugin to ignore non-Git files
     classpath "org.ajoberstar.grgit:grgit-core:$versions.grgit"
-    // Override jgit dependency used by grgit and spotless as we appear to auto resolve to 
-    // 5.13.0.202109080827-r and the latest version requires java 9.
-    // Requires force=true to be used in spotless as reported by ./gradlew buildEnvironment.
-    classpath("org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:$versions.jgit") { force = true }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index d6360aab8bf..bd26bdf10f5 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ versions += [
   commonsCli: "1.4",
   dropwizardMetrics: "4.1.12.1",
   gradle: "7.1.1",
-  grgit: "4.1.0",
+  grgit: "4.1.1",
   httpclient: "4.5.13",
   easymock: "4.3",
   jackson: "2.12.3",
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ versions += [
   javassist: "3.27.0-GA",
   jetty: "9.4.43.v20210629",
   jersey: "2.34",
-  jgit: "5.12.0.202106070339-r",
   jline: "3.12.1",
   jmh: "1.32",
   hamcrest: "2.2",