diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 75cd2cc983..2eb8158556 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     //JSON path
     implementation 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.8.0'
-    implementation 'net.minidev:json-smart:2.4.11'
+    implementation 'net.minidev:json-smart:2.5.0'
 
     implementation "org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:${kafka_version}"