diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d3a977..32043d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3</version>
+            <version>2.4.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>