diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index ccefbaf875..4a99128145 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ picocli-codegen = { module = "info.picocli:picocli-codegen", version = "4.7.0"}
 jep = { module = "black.ninia:jep", version = "4.2.0" }  # build.yml uses grep to extract the jep verison number for CI/CD purposes
 llvm = { module = "org.bytedeco:llvm-platform", version = "16.0.4-1.5.9"}
 jruby = { module = "org.jruby:jruby-core", version = "9.4.3.0" }
-jline = { module = "org.jline:jline", version = "3.27.0" }
+jline = { module = "org.jline:jline", version = "3.28.0" }
 antlr-runtime = { module = "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime", version = "4.8-1" } # we cannot upgrade until ki-shell upgrades this!
 ini4j = { module = "org.ini4j:ini4j", version = "0.5.4" }