diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ae54044..1ea3072 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ dependencies {
     // JSON-LD, Zenodo mapping
     implementation group: 'com.apicatalog', name: 'titanium-json-ld', version: '1.6.0'
     // metadata validation, profiles based on JSON schema
-    implementation group: "com.networknt", name: "json-schema-validator", version: "1.5.7"
+    implementation group: "com.networknt", name: "json-schema-validator", version: "1.5.8"
     implementation 'org.glassfish:jakarta.json:2.0.1'
     //JTE for template processing
     implementation('gg.jte:jte:3.2.1')