diff --git a/log4j-layout-template-json-fuzz-test/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-template-json-fuzz-test/pom.xml
index 73c97823ee..de34e2dca2 100644
--- a/log4j-layout-template-json-fuzz-test/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-layout-template-json-fuzz-test/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <sign.skip>true</sign.skip>
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
-    <json.version>20250517</json.version>
+    <json.version>20251224</json.version>
 
   </properties>