diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 855f63628..1105f6d46 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ allprojects  {
 
             dependency 'org.apache.openjpa:openjpa:3.2.0' // when upgrading, also change OpenJPA version repeated above in buildscript!
             dependency 'com.google.guava:guava:31.0.1-jre'
-            dependency 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9'
+            dependency 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.9.0'
             dependency 'com.google.truth:truth:1.1.3'
             dependency 'com.google.truth.extensions:truth-java8-extension:1.1.3'
             dependency 'org.apache.commons:commons-email:1.5'