diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/owasp/dependencycheck/gradle/extension/DataExtension.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/owasp/dependencycheck/gradle/extension/DataExtension.groovy
index 3d28c99..337fb4f 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/owasp/dependencycheck/gradle/extension/DataExtension.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/owasp/dependencycheck/gradle/extension/DataExtension.groovy
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project
 class DataExtension {
     
     DataExtension(Project project) {
-        directory = "${project.gradle.gradleUserHomeDir}/dependency-check-data/7.0"
+        directory = "${project.gradle.gradleUserHomeDir}/dependency-check-data/9.0"
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/resources/task.properties b/src/main/resources/task.properties
index 89cfc0f..2704088 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/task.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/task.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # the path to the data directory
 ### Do not define the path here - it is defined in DataExtension
-### data.directory=[JAR]/../../dependency-check-data/5.0
+### data.directory=[JAR]/../../dependency-check-data/9.0
 
 # disable the central analyzer by default
 analyzer.central.enabled=false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/org/owasp/dependencycheck/gradle/DependencyCheckGradlePluginSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/org/owasp/dependencycheck/gradle/DependencyCheckGradlePluginSpec.groovy
index 0fd8052..5f9257a 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/org/owasp/dependencycheck/gradle/DependencyCheckGradlePluginSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/org/owasp/dependencycheck/gradle/DependencyCheckGradlePluginSpec.groovy
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DependencyCheckGradlePluginSpec extends Specification {
         DependencyCheckExtension extension = project.extensions.findByName('dependencyCheck') as DependencyCheckExtension
 
         expect:
-        extension.data.directory == "${project.gradle.gradleUserHomeDir}/dependency-check-data/7.0"
+        extension.data.directory == "${project.gradle.gradleUserHomeDir}/dependency-check-data/9.0"
     }
 
     def "dependencyCheckAnalyze task exists"() {