diff --git a/qanary_component-template/pom.xml b/qanary_component-template/pom.xml
index 102c023..26ce0f6 100644
--- a/qanary_component-template/pom.xml
+++ b/qanary_component-template/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.5</version>
+            <version>2.4.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>