diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2d2517c..27b6b79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <properties>
         <dropwizard.version>1.3.10</dropwizard.version>
         <appPath>com.expedia.haystack.opentelemetry.example.ExampleApplication</appPath>
-        <gson.version>2.8.5</gson.version>
+        <gson.version>2.8.9</gson.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <project.jdk.version>${java.version}</project.jdk.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>