diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3b348b..d317634 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     	<dependency>
     		<groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
     		<artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-    		<version>2.3</version>
+    		<version>2.4.5</version>
     	</dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <url>https://github.com/topicquests/tqks-utils</url>