diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32530c5..27a560f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-            <version>20080701</version>
+            <version>20231013</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.wso2.carbon.mediation</groupId>