diff --git a/core-utilities/pom.xml b/core-utilities/pom.xml
index d62bcf8c1..430eb0e62 100644
--- a/core-utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/core-utilities/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.1</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>edu.princeton</groupId>