diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a048a458ed..7df287a87f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         <mainClass>net.server.Server</mainClass>
 
         <log4j.version>2.14.1</log4j.version>
+        <graalvm.version>21.1.0</graalvm.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -73,12 +74,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.graalvm.js</groupId>
             <artifactId>js</artifactId>
-            <version>21.0.0.2</version>
+            <version>${graalvm.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.graalvm.js</groupId>
             <artifactId>js-scriptengine</artifactId>
-            <version>21.0.0.2</version>
+            <version>${graalvm.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/scripting/SynchronizedInvocable.java b/src/main/java/scripting/SynchronizedInvocable.java
index c36c797b81..e68576df25 100644
--- a/src/main/java/scripting/SynchronizedInvocable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/scripting/SynchronizedInvocable.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.script.ScriptException;
 /**
  * Thread safe wrapper around Invocable.
  * Thread safety is achieved by synchronizing all methods.
+ * Needed to get around the restriction that GraalVM imposes on evaluated scripts: no concurrent access allowed.
  */
 @ThreadSafe
 public class SynchronizedInvocable implements Invocable {