diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b504a0..514d3f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.6</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!--library that adds some very useful features to Gson-->