diff --git a/grails-plugin-gsp/build.gradle b/grails-plugin-gsp/build.gradle
index 0d22c93bf7..1d00e0725f 100644
--- a/grails-plugin-gsp/build.gradle
+++ b/grails-plugin-gsp/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dependencies {
     astCompile "org.grails:grails-web:$grailsVersion"    
     astCompile "org.grails:grails-plugin-controllers:$grailsVersion"
     
-    testCompile 'org.grails:grails-web-testing-support:2.0.0', {
+    testCompile 'org.grails:grails-web-testing-support:2.6.1', {
         exclude module:'async'
     }
     // testCompile 'org.grails:grails-async:4.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'