diff --git a/project.gradle b/project.gradle
index 6435a1a..39456ad 100644
--- a/project.gradle
+++ b/project.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ project.ext.description = "JSON Patch (RFC 6902) and JSON Merge Patch (RFC 7386)
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(group: "com.google.code.findbugs", name: "jsr305", version: "3.0.2");
     implementation(group: "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", name: "jackson-databind", version: "2.15.2");
-    api(group: 'com.jayway.jsonpath', name: 'json-path', version: '2.8.0')
+    api(group: 'com.jayway.jsonpath', name: 'json-path', version: '2.9.0')
     api(group: "com.github.java-json-tools", name: "msg-simple", version: "1.2");
     api(group: "com.github.java-json-tools", name: "jackson-coreutils", version: "2.0");
     testImplementation(group: "org.testng", name: "testng", version: "7.1.0") {