diff --git a/pre-registration-booking-service/pom.xml b/pre-registration-booking-service/pom.xml
index 8fbfe51f68..ff206b312b 100644
--- a/pre-registration-booking-service/pom.xml
+++ b/pre-registration-booking-service/pom.xml
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
 			<artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-			<version>2.2.1</version>
+			<version>2.3.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>