diff --git a/powertools-validation/pom.xml b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
index ca9d65adb..d0f83e776 100644
--- a/powertools-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.60</version>
+            <version>1.0.61</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Test dependencies -->