diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0bc0005..c2a55dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.relevantcodes</groupId>