diff --git a/omod/pom.xml b/omod/pom.xml
index 24b2d2f9a0..6faa22a9cd 100644
--- a/omod/pom.xml
+++ b/omod/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.1</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>