diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
index ac32409657..c5158f9081 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	<description>Spring Cloud Contract Dependencies</description>
 	<properties>
 		<wiremock.version>2.26.2</wiremock.version>
-		<jsonassert.version>0.4.14</jsonassert.version>
+		<jsonassert.version>0.5.0</jsonassert.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
@@ -105,10 +105,23 @@
 				<artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
 				<version>${wiremock.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+			<!-- Leaving this for backward compatibility -->
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
 				<version>${jsonassert.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+						<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
+			</dependency>
+			<!-- This has shadowed deps -->
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert</groupId>
+				<artifactId>jsonassert-shade</artifactId>
+				<version>${jsonassert.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-verifier/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-verifier/pom.xml
index 92f0cb5f28..92a51e2b3c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-verifier/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-verifier/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+					<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>cglib</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml
index 6445688722..98654e79f6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml
@@ -64,8 +64,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
-			<version>0.4.13</version>
+			<version>0.5.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+					<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/different-module-configuration/module/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/different-module-configuration/module/pom.xml
index 665bb00f8f..02ec20a94d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/different-module-configuration/module/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/different-module-configuration/module/pom.xml
@@ -63,8 +63,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
-			<version>0.4.13</version>
+			<version>0.5.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+					<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml
index 486532b0aa..30a29e262d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+					<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>