diff --git a/java/ems_java/pom.xml b/java/ems_java/pom.xml
index caebee8..42f0853 100644
--- a/java/ems_java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/ems_java/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-			<version>2.8.1</version>
+			<version>2.8.9</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>