diff --git a/eventarc/pubsub/pom.xml b/eventarc/pubsub/pom.xml
index 3f035269ed0..e365cd0c9be 100644
--- a/eventarc/pubsub/pom.xml
+++ b/eventarc/pubsub/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.json</groupId>
       <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-      <version>20210307</version>
+      <version>20230227</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>