diff --git a/log4j-fuzz-test/pom.xml b/log4j-fuzz-test/pom.xml
index ba7cca9ce02..132b9d4b75d 100644
--- a/log4j-fuzz-test/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-fuzz-test/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <sign.skip>true</sign.skip>
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
-    <json.version>20240303</json.version>
+    <json.version>20241224</json.version>
 
   </properties>