diff --git a/validation/pom.xml b/validation/pom.xml
index d12889c7e..21c027888 100644
--- a/validation/pom.xml
+++ b/validation/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>