diff --git a/starter-bots/java/pom.xml b/starter-bots/java/pom.xml
index cb9a00ec..5eb2b142 100644
--- a/starter-bots/java/pom.xml
+++ b/starter-bots/java/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.2</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
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