diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.dbquery/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.dbquery/pom.xml
index 869b6a9b9..aa797b793 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.dbquery/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.dbquery/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <artifactId>json</artifactId>
       <groupId>org.json</groupId>
-      <version>20180813</version>
+      <version>20230227</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <artifactId>okhttp</artifactId>