diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1104c51..34b001a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
         <kumuluzee.version>4.1.0</kumuluzee.version>
         <logback.version>1.4.11</logback.version>
-        <johnzon-core.version>1.2.21</johnzon-core.version>
+        <johnzon-core.version>2.0.0</johnzon-core.version>
         <jjwt.version>0.12.3</jjwt.version>
         <geronimo-json_1.1_spec.version>1.5</geronimo-json_1.1_spec.version>