diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d6ffa68..588e1c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <commons-io.version>2.4</commons-io.version>
         <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
         <jackson.version>1.9.11</jackson.version>
-        <json-smart.version>1.2</json-smart.version>
+        <json-smart.version>2.4.9</json-smart.version>
     </properties>
     <scm>
         <url>http://github.com/jayway/JsonPath/tree/${scm.branch}</url>