diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 57072c07..7de5cebd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath "net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:2.3-SNAPSHOT"
-        classpath "com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:4.0.0"
+        classpath "com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:6.1.0"
     }
 }
 apply plugin: "net.minecraftforge.gradle.forge"