diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index c2e0b2e2c5..bda5987f75 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ val dependenciesToEmbed = Seq(
   "com.thesamet.scalapb" %% "scalapb-runtime" % scalapb.compiler.Version.scalapbVersion,
 
   // JSON
-  "io.circe" %% "circe-core" % "0.14.6",
+  "io.circe" %% "circe-core" % "0.14.9",
   "io.circe" %% "circe-generic" % "0.14.6",
   "io.circe" %% "circe-parser" % "0.14.6",