diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 05b4e8b..8186b0f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ dependencies {
     api('com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.7.0')
     implementation("commons-io:commons-io:2.11.0")
     implementation("org.querqy:querqy-core:3.14.1")
-    implementation("net.minidev:json-smart:2.4.8")
+    implementation("net.minidev:json-smart:2.5.2")
     implementation("net.minidev:accessors-smart:2.4.8")
     implementation("org.ow2.asm:asm:9.3")
     implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.1")