diff --git a/tests/itest-commons/pom.xml b/tests/itest-commons/pom.xml
index c4eb10740..513d54105 100644
--- a/tests/itest-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/itest-commons/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
       <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3</version>
+      <version>2.4.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>