diff --git a/knowageutils/pom.xml b/knowageutils/pom.xml
index d223cb53804..1588fd989cd 100644
--- a/knowageutils/pom.xml
+++ b/knowageutils/pom.xml
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
 			<artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3</version>
+			<version>2.3.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>