diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 73e98a7..bce8c9e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-            <version>20180813</version>
+            <version>20230227</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!--compound document dependencies-->