diff --git a/kernel/java/pom.xml b/kernel/java/pom.xml
index 22ab92e..c46b283 100644
--- a/kernel/java/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel/java/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.6</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>