diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0191d7cf..5716bce9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Less4j is a port. The original compiler was written in JavaScript and is called
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-			<version>2.5</version>
+			<version>2.8.9</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>