diff --git a/packaging/Gemfile b/packaging/Gemfile
index b866aea..5bcf972 100644
--- a/packaging/Gemfile
+++ b/packaging/Gemfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ gem "webrick", "1.9.2"
 # see https://stdgems.org/ for versions to lock to
 # we require gem locking for gems with native extensions
 # due to lack of windows support
-gem "json", "2.21.2"
+gem "json", "3.0.2"
 gem "bigdecimal", "3.1.8"
 gem "fiddle", "1.1.6"
 gem "io-console", "0.9.2"
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diff --git a/packaging/Gemfile.lock b/packaging/Gemfile.lock
index 6c3e331..ec416c1 100644
--- a/packaging/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/packaging/Gemfile.lock
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ GEM
       mini_mime (>= 1.0.0)
       multi_xml (>= 0.5.2)
     io-console (0.9.2)
-    json (2.21.2)
+    json (3.0.2)
     jsonpath (1.1.5)
       multi_json
     logger (1.7.0)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bigdecimal (= 3.1.8)
   fiddle (= 1.1.6)
   io-console (= 0.9.2)
-  json (= 2.21.2)
+  json (= 3.0.2)
   pact (< 3)
   pact-message (= 0.11.1)
   pact-mock_service (= 3.12.4)