diff --git a/grails-data-neo4j/gradle.properties b/grails-data-neo4j/gradle.properties
index 09fb1755ca1..cfd789720b8 100644
--- a/grails-data-neo4j/gradle.properties
+++ b/grails-data-neo4j/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 assetPipelineVersion=3.3.4
 cglibNodepVersion=3.3.0
-datastoreVersion=8.0.4
+datastoreVersion=8.1.2
 gebVersion=2.3
 gparsVersion=1.2.1
 grailsVersion=6.0.0