diff --git a/core-services/egov-location/pom.xml b/core-services/egov-location/pom.xml
index 48d437c7a50..aeebc90ed55 100644
--- a/core-services/egov-location/pom.xml
+++ b/core-services/egov-location/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
       <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.0</version>
+      <version>2.5.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>