diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a9dff9bb..699288655 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.skyscreamer</groupId>
             <artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.1</version>
+            <version>1.5.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>