diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ce4233a66..257d04b5f 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ lazy val `jsoniter-scala-benchmark` = crossProject(JVMPlatform, JSPlatform)
       "com.disneystreaming.smithy4s" %%% "smithy4s-json" % "0.18.29",
       "com.evolutiongaming" %%% "play-json-jsoniter" % "0.10.3" intransitive(),
       "org.playframework" %%% "play-json" % "3.0.4",
-      "dev.zio" %%% "zio-json" % "0.7.7",
+      "dev.zio" %%% "zio-json" % "0.7.9",
       "dev.zio" %%% "zio-schema-json" % "1.6.1",
       "io.circe" %%% "circe-generic" % "0.14.10",
       "io.circe" %%% "circe-jawn" % "0.14.10",