diff --git a/sequence/xjoin/pom.xml b/sequence/xjoin/pom.xml
index 9b9377b4..c13445ff 100644
--- a/sequence/xjoin/pom.xml
+++ b/sequence/xjoin/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
       <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3</version>
+      <version>2.4.9</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.jayway.jsonpath/json-path -->