diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 332335009c..d98729619f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+plugins {
+    id "com.github.ben-manes.versions" version "0.21.0"
+}
+
 allprojects {
     apply plugin: 'maven'
     apply plugin: 'checkstyle'