diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index ada8daeda2..208b7c7fa8 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.owasp:dependency-check-gradle:10.0.3'
+    implementation 'org.owasp:dependency-check-gradle:12.2.2'
 }
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diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/cda.java-conventions.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/cda.java-conventions.gradle
index c81cb116b4..1e963159bf 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/cda.java-conventions.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/cda.java-conventions.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ checkstyle {
     toolVersion = '9.3'
 }
 
+dependencyCheck {
+    nvd {
+        apiKey = providers.gradleProperty('nvdApiKey')
+                .orElse(providers.environmentVariable('NVD_API_KEY'))
+                .getOrNull()
+    }
+}
+
 jacoco {
     toolVersion = "0.8.9"
 }