diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ff899847a..d2360fb766 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
                 <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.3</version>
+                <version>1.5.4</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- upgrade dependency from TIKA -->
             <dependency>