diff --git a/nis/pom.xml b/nis/pom.xml
index cbf1a1326..acc0c77bf 100644
--- a/nis/pom.xml
+++ b/nis/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.2</version>
+            <version>2.6.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- commons -->