diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c74a31a3c8..aefae7956e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ subprojects {
     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 
     [compileJava, compileTestJava]*.options*.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+    jacoco {
+        toolVersion = "0.8.12" // see https://www.jacoco.org/jacoco/trunk/doc/changes.html
+    }
 
     buildscript {
         repositories {
diff --git a/chainbase/build.gradle b/chainbase/build.gradle
index 79a246014d..0fb9862985 100644
--- a/chainbase/build.gradle
+++ b/chainbase/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ description = "chainbase – a decentralized database for blockchain."
 
 // Dependency versions
 // ---------------------------------------
-def jacocoVersion = "0.8.0"
 def jansiVersion = "1.16"
 // --------------------------------------
 
@@ -41,10 +40,6 @@ test {
     }
 }
 
-jacoco {
-    toolVersion = jacocoVersion // See http://www.eclemma.org/jacoco/.
-}
-
 jacocoTestReport {
     reports {
         xml.enabled = true
diff --git a/framework/build.gradle b/framework/build.gradle
index ec113c93cb..10477fb71b 100644
--- a/framework/build.gradle
+++ b/framework/build.gradle
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ def versions = [
         checkstyle: '8.7',
 ]
 
-jacoco {
-    toolVersion = "0.8.1"
-}
 
 
 configurations {
diff --git a/plugins/build.gradle b/plugins/build.gradle
index 7028686f3d..03ac6d8415 100644
--- a/plugins/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/build.gradle
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ plugins {
 apply plugin: 'application'
 apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
 
-jacoco {
-    toolVersion = "0.8.8"
-}
 def versions = [
         checkstyle: '8.7',
 ]