diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32b75168..03927b65 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <!-- cdap.examples.version is overridden in the pre-stage of upgrade tests -->
     <cdap.examples.version>${cdap.version}</cdap.examples.version>
     <cdap.common.version>0.12.0</cdap.common.version>
-    <gson.version>2.3.1</gson.version>
+    <gson.version>2.8.9</gson.version>
     <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
     <kafka.version>0.8.2.2</kafka.version>
     <snappy.version>1.1.1.7</snappy.version>