diff --git a/scala-package/examples/pom.xml b/scala-package/examples/pom.xml
index 257529199..221554ba6 100644
--- a/scala-package/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/scala-package/examples/pom.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.5</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>