diff --git a/data-pipeline/druid-events-validator/pom.xml b/data-pipeline/druid-events-validator/pom.xml
index ae921c5d6..d5ecd36fe 100644
--- a/data-pipeline/druid-events-validator/pom.xml
+++ b/data-pipeline/druid-events-validator/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.8.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ekstep.ecosystem</groupId>