diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6371800485..80bca91768e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
         <jaxb-version>2.3.1</jaxb-version>
         <activation-version>1.1.1</activation-version>
         <rocksdb-jni-version>10.2.1</rocksdb-jni-version>
-        <json-smart.version>2.5.2</json-smart.version>
+        <json-smart.version>2.6.0</json-smart.version>
         <byte-buddy.version>1.17.6</byte-buddy.version>
         <gson.version>2.13.1</gson.version>