diff --git a/modules/redpanda/build.gradle b/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
index 1ca439c538e..bffcc8b133a 100644
--- a/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Redpanda"
 
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
-    shaded 'org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.32'
+    shaded 'org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.33'
 
     testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.8.0'
     testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3'