diff --git a/com.eclipsesource.json.performancetest/pom.xml b/com.eclipsesource.json.performancetest/pom.xml
index 5e269ca..d0784e2 100644
--- a/com.eclipsesource.json.performancetest/pom.xml
+++ b/com.eclipsesource.json.performancetest/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
       <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.1</version>
+      <version>2.4.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.caliper</groupId>