diff --git a/Search/recipe_search_java/pom.xml b/Search/recipe_search_java/pom.xml
index 44f03653..8e529528 100644
--- a/Search/recipe_search_java/pom.xml
+++ b/Search/recipe_search_java/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	    <dependency>
 		    <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
 		    <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-		    <version>2.1</version>
+		    <version>2.8.9</version>
 	    </dependency>
             <!--Jetty dependencies start here -->
         <dependency>