diff --git a/.idea/libraries/Maven__com_google_code_gson_gson_2_8_6.xml b/.idea/libraries/Maven__com_google_code_gson_gson_2_2_1.xml
similarity index 64%
rename from .idea/libraries/Maven__com_google_code_gson_gson_2_8_6.xml
rename to .idea/libraries/Maven__com_google_code_gson_gson_2_2_1.xml
index 82a9f20..a1617f0 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/Maven__com_google_code_gson_gson_2_8_6.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/Maven__com_google_code_gson_gson_2_2_1.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <component name="libraryTable">
-  <library name="Maven: com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6">
+  <library name="Maven: com.google.code.gson:gson:2.2.1">
     <CLASSES>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.8.6/gson-2.8.6.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.2.1/gson-2.2.1.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.8.6/gson-2.8.6-javadoc.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.2.1/gson-2.2.1-javadoc.jar!/" />
     </JAVADOC>
     <SOURCES>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.8.6/gson-2.8.6-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.2.1/gson-2.2.1-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
   </library>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace-curation-tasks.iml b/dspace-curation-tasks.iml
index 21e432a..69a175f 100644
--- a/dspace-curation-tasks.iml
+++ b/dspace-curation-tasks.iml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="TEST" name="Maven: junit:junit:4.11" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="PROVIDED" name="Maven: org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.google.code.gson:gson:2.2.1" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="PROVIDED" name="Maven: org.dspace:dspace-api:5.8" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="PROVIDED" name="Maven: org.dspace:handle:6.2" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="PROVIDED" name="Maven: org.dspace:jargon:1.4.25" level="project" />
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb2d5e2..0b89291 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.6</version>
+      <version>2.2.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>