diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
index d88f45540e..287ecf6288 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.2</version>
+            <version>2.6.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>