diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c026699..c4c1b19 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <cdap.version>6.8.0</cdap.version>
         <hadoop.version>2.10.2</hadoop.version>
         <hydrator.version>2.10.0</hydrator.version>
-        <gson.version>2.2.4</gson.version>
+        <gson.version>2.8.9</gson.version>
         <common.logging.version>1.2</common.logging.version>
         <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>