diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8558dab23..3021dab67 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 version=2.17.0-SNAPSHOT
+r2dbc-mariadb.version=1.2.1
diff --git a/platform/application/build.gradle b/platform/application/build.gradle
index d55abe565..1c0857289 100644
--- a/platform/application/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/application/build.gradle
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ dependencies {
         api "io.github.resilience4j:resilience4j-spring-boot3:$resilience4jVersion"
         api "io.github.resilience4j:resilience4j-reactor:$resilience4jVersion"
         api "com.j256.two-factor-auth:two-factor-auth:$twoFactorAuth"
-
-        runtime 'org.mariadb:r2dbc-mariadb:1.1.4'
     }
 
 }