diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8337fb3..413ade4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ dependencies {
     api("org.querqy:querqy-core:3.18.0")
     implementation('com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.9.0')
     implementation("commons-io:commons-io:2.15.1")
-    implementation('net.minidev:json-smart:2.5.2')
+    implementation('net.minidev:json-smart:2.6.0')
     implementation("net.minidev:accessors-smart:2.4.8")
     implementation("org.ow2.asm:asm:9.3")
     implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.1")