diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9135bab2..98a3f2da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-            <version>20160810</version>
+            <version>20231013</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>