diff --git a/log4j-fuzz-test/pom.xml b/log4j-fuzz-test/pom.xml
index 8c76b205a08..ec14d83c01a 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>20250107</json.version>
+    <json.version>20250517</json.version>
 
   </properties>