diff --git a/powertools-validation/pom.xml b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
index 21d7c0274..037cd837d 100644
--- a/powertools-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.9</version>
+            <version>2.0.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>