diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index f4b069eee1a..8e4d3731365 100644
--- a/pmd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>