diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a67268fe..86bd55e9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.grack</groupId>
             <artifactId>nanojson</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
+            <version>1.9</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>