diff --git a/lib/plugins/create/templates/spotinst-java8/pom.xml b/lib/plugins/create/templates/spotinst-java8/pom.xml
index ee750fa2f5e..0ffcc91268b 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/create/templates/spotinst-java8/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/plugins/create/templates/spotinst-java8/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
         <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1</version>
+        <version>2.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>