diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d8d7ac7f16..6ecdd2e024 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ project("spring-test") {
 		optional("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:${aspectjVersion}")
 		optional("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:${groovyVersion}")
 		optional("org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3")
-		optional("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:0.9.0")
+		optional("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:1.1.0")
 		optional("org.skyscreamer:jsonassert:1.2.3")
 		optional("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.5")
 		testCompile(project(":spring-context-support"))