diff --git a/knowageutils/pom.xml b/knowageutils/pom.xml
index b69b9f9cfcd..7febc8c9d2e 100644
--- a/knowageutils/pom.xml
+++ b/knowageutils/pom.xml
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-			<version>2.2.4</version>
+			<version>2.8.9</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>