diff --git a/sample-apps/java-events/pom.xml b/sample-apps/java-events/pom.xml
index 771e1af6..1f05df94 100644
--- a/sample-apps/java-events/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-apps/java-events/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.6</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>