diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 8ac9ac1..dbe125a 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ lazy val runtime = (project in file("runtime")).settings(
     "com.twitter"          %% "finagle-http"    % "21.12.0",
     "com.thesamet.scalapb" %% "scalapb-runtime" % scalapb.compiler.Version.scalapbVersion,
     "com.thesamet.scalapb" %% "scalapb-json4s"  % "0.12.1",
-    "org.json4s"           %% "json4s-native"   % "4.0.3",
+    "org.json4s"           %% "json4s-native"   % "4.0.7",
     "org.specs2"           %% "specs2-core"     % "4.20.5" % Test,
     "org.specs2"           %% "specs2-mock"     % "4.20.5" % Test
   ),