diff --git a/smart-contracts/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/smart-contracts/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d7c53be3..e004db9b 100644
--- a/smart-contracts/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/smart-contracts/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ log4j = "2.20.0"
 [libraries]
 fabric-chaincode-shim = "org.hyperledger.fabric-chaincode-java:fabric-chaincode-shim:2.5.0"
 genson = "com.owlike:genson:1.6"
-json = "org.json:json:20230618"
+json = "org.json:json:20231013"
 commons-lang = "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.14.0"
 guava = "com.google.guava:guava:32.1.3-jre"
 junit-api = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api", version.ref = "junit" }