diff --git a/benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmark/pom.xml
index 122fa6f..b5b479f 100644
--- a/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
 				<artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-				<version>2.4.1</version>
+				<version>2.4.4</version>
 			</dependency>
 
 		</dependencies>