diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 05b4e8b..9413395 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ dependencies {
     api('com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind')
     api('com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.14.2')
     api('com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.14.2')
-    api('com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.7.0')
+    api('com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.9.0')
     implementation("commons-io:commons-io:2.11.0")
     implementation("org.querqy:querqy-core:3.14.1")
     implementation("net.minidev:json-smart:2.4.8")