diff --git a/forest_api/pom.xml b/forest_api/pom.xml
index eec1902..d7e3885 100644
--- a/forest_api/pom.xml
+++ b/forest_api/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.0</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>