diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-commons/pom.xml b/deegree-core/deegree-core-commons/pom.xml
index 5ecd3a9122..6df8c2aa0a 100644
--- a/deegree-core/deegree-core-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/deegree-core/deegree-core-commons/pom.xml
@@ -136,5 +136,9 @@
       <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
       <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
+      <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e726050329..77c4e1b99d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -820,6 +820,11 @@
         <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
         <version>${jsonpath.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
+        <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
+        <version>${jsonsmart.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <!-- JAI -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>javax.media</groupId>
@@ -1238,7 +1243,8 @@
     <spring-framework.version>5.3.32</spring-framework.version>
     <batik.version>1.17</batik.version>
     <axoim.version>1.4.0</axoim.version>
-    <jsonpath.version>2.7.0</jsonpath.version>
+    <jsonpath.version>2.9.0</jsonpath.version>
+    <jsonsmart.version>2.5.1</jsonsmart.version>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>