diff --git a/knowageutils/pom.xml b/knowageutils/pom.xml
index 664b4f4bef8..dee33bf228b 100644
--- a/knowageutils/pom.xml
+++ b/knowageutils/pom.xml
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
 			<artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3</version>
+			<version>2.4.5</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>