diff --git a/karate-core/pom.xml b/karate-core/pom.xml
index cc8607068..ba6a57404 100644
--- a/karate-core/pom.xml
+++ b/karate-core/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.0</version>
+            <version>2.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>