diff --git a/wcmquickstart-module/wcmquickstartclientapi/pom.xml b/wcmquickstart-module/wcmquickstartclientapi/pom.xml
index 29c86b06d8..f268b26e28 100644
--- a/wcmquickstart-module/wcmquickstartclientapi/pom.xml
+++ b/wcmquickstart-module/wcmquickstartclientapi/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-			<version>20090211</version>
+			<version>20200518</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
diff --git a/web-editor-samples/customer-site/pom.xml b/web-editor-samples/customer-site/pom.xml
index 6fff41b6c2..17239dfcb4 100644
--- a/web-editor-samples/customer-site/pom.xml
+++ b/web-editor-samples/customer-site/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-			<version>20090211</version>
+			<version>20200518</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp</groupId>