diff --git a/scratchpad/pom.xml b/scratchpad/pom.xml
index 6ad6b73..240e2a5 100644
--- a/scratchpad/pom.xml
+++ b/scratchpad/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.5</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.jworkflow</groupId>