diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c4b7651d71..1d9191b1e1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
                 <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.1</version>
+                <version>1.5.3</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- upgrade dependency from TIKA -->
             <dependency>