diff --git a/build/cqs.tsv b/build/cqs.tsv
index e29d7853c13..4c51f5e8a39 100644
--- a/build/cqs.tsv
+++ b/build/cqs.tsv
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ joda-time:joda-time	2.12.6	compile
 net.java.dev.jna:jna	5.14.0	compile
 net.java.dev.jna:jna-platform	5.14.0	compile
 net.jodah:typetools	0.6.1	compile
-net.minidev:accessors-smart	2.5.1	compile
-net.minidev:json-smart	2.5.1	compile
+net.minidev:accessors-smart	2.5.2	compile
+net.minidev:json-smart	2.5.2	compile
 net.sf.geographiclib:GeographicLib-Java	1.49	compile
 net.sf.saxon:Saxon-HE	12.4	compile
 org.antlr:antlr4-runtime	4.7.2	compile
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ software.amazon.awssdk.crt:aws-crt	0.29.18	provided
 software.amazon.awssdk:s3-transfer-manager	2.25.64	provided
 software.amazon.awssdk:s3	2.25.64	provided
 
+com.github.erosb:everit-json-schema	1.14.4	test
 com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-impl	2.2.3	test
 com.uber:h3	4.1.1	test
 commons-lang:commons-lang	2.6	test
diff --git a/docs/user/upgrade.rst b/docs/user/upgrade.rst
index da65d3e4f02..c4a19feb33e 100644
--- a/docs/user/upgrade.rst
+++ b/docs/user/upgrade.rst
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ Compatibility Matrix
 | Dependencies | N     | N     | Y     |
 +--------------+-------+-------+-------+
 
+Version 5.3.0 Upgrade Guide
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+Dependency Version Upgrades
+---------------------------
+
+The following dependencies have been upgraded:
+
+* json-smart ``2.5.1`` -> ``2.5.2``
+
 Version 5.2.0 Upgrade Guide
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0632d554b9f..b299732fadf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <h2.version>2.2.224</h2.version>
         <hsql.version>2.7.2</hsql.version>
         <jna.version>5.14.0</jna.version>
-        <json.smart.version>2.5.1</json.smart.version> <!-- used by json-path and hadoop-auth -->
+        <json.smart.version>2.5.2</json.smart.version> <!-- used by json-path and hadoop-auth -->
         <netty.version>4.1.114.Final</netty.version>
         <commons.cli.version>1.6.0</commons.cli.version>
         <commons.collections.version>3.2.2</commons.collections.version>