diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80646ae9053..72e1c935f7f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         <rocksdb-jni-version>9.10.0</rocksdb-jni-version>
         <json-smart.version>2.5.2</json-smart.version>
         <byte-buddy.version>1.17.5</byte-buddy.version>
-        <gson.version>2.12.1</gson.version>
+        <gson.version>2.13.1</gson.version>
 
         <!-- see intellij profile below... This fixes an annoyance with intellij -->
         <provided.scope>provided</provided.scope>