diff --git a/proguard/core/pom.xml b/proguard/core/pom.xml
index 432ac6c..557b204 100644
--- a/proguard/core/pom.xml
+++ b/proguard/core/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.5</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>