diff --git a/salience/pom.xml b/salience/pom.xml
index 4120d079..1879ab30 100644
--- a/salience/pom.xml
+++ b/salience/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.1</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>