diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 42d2d217..cdd2600f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
                 <artifactId>johnzon-core</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.22</version>
+                <version>2.0.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>