diff --git a/knowageutils/pom.xml b/knowageutils/pom.xml
index c90feeb62fc..fdf2219beb0 100644
--- a/knowageutils/pom.xml
+++ b/knowageutils/pom.xml
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
 			<artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3</version>
+			<version>2.4.9</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>