diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e61c917eb..2e11e264a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly "org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.32"
-    compileOnly "com.graphql-java:graphql-java:21.0"
+    compileOnly "com.graphql-java:graphql-java:20.2"
     compileOnly "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.2"
     compileOnly "com.typesafe:config:1.4.2"
 
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/graphql-java-codegen-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/plugins/gradle/graphql-java-codegen-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index d4ecadeb8..662558d80 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/graphql-java-codegen-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/gradle/graphql-java-codegen-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "io.github.kobylynskyi:graphql-java-codegen:${version}"
 
     implementation "org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.32"
-    implementation "com.graphql-java:graphql-java:21.0"
+    implementation "com.graphql-java:graphql-java:20.2"
     implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.2"
     implementation "com.typesafe:config:1.4.2"
 
diff --git a/plugins/maven/graphql-java-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/plugins/maven/graphql-java-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index ea454b7aa..354df6d7d 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/graphql-java-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/maven/graphql-java-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
             <artifactId>graphql-java</artifactId>
-            <version>21.0</version>
+            <version>20.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>