diff --git a/connect/core/json/api/pom.xml b/connect/core/json/api/pom.xml
index 61e4ea62..87d5ddf0 100644
--- a/connect/core/json/api/pom.xml
+++ b/connect/core/json/api/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.87</version>
+            <version>1.5.4</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>