diff --git a/modules/json/pom.xml b/modules/json/pom.xml
index 3ce67e9a17..167cd1433a 100644
--- a/modules/json/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/json/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.owasp.encoder</groupId>
             <artifactId>encoder</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.1</version>
+            <version>1.4.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>