diff --git a/java/template/pom.xml b/java/template/pom.xml
index 65e6f0cb..e768b3ab 100644
--- a/java/template/pom.xml
+++ b/java/template/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.0</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>