diff --git a/powertools-validation/pom.xml b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
index e46d01294..0d9fc7ecb 100644
--- a/powertools-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.76</version>
+            <version>1.0.77</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>