diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a527c9..abac13f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.gsonfire</groupId>