diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c7173ab..d1c4efb0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - Bug when adding visualization layers to an empty layer list [#331](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-services/issues/331)
 - Bug when posting additional fields which need to be ignored [#338](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-services/issues/338) 
 
+### Changed
+- GeoTools to version 32.1 [#341](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-services/issues/341)
+
 ## [1.27.1] - 2024-11-01
 ### Fixed
 - Earthquake hazard visualization bounding box [#325](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-services/issues/325)
diff --git a/server/build.gradle b/server/build.gradle
index 518db1da..9223f1e3 100644
--- a/server/build.gradle
+++ b/server/build.gradle
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ test {
             implementation("dev.morphia.morphia:morphia-core:2.1.3")
 
             // versions
-            def geotoolsVersion = '31.3'
+            def geotoolsVersion = '32.1'
             def jerseyVersion = '3.1.7'
             def swaggerVersion = '2.2.12'