diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7b049a554..031f3195f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.5'
+    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6'
 
     test.useJUnitPlatform()
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 82957ddf6..c10b7efb4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.5</version>
+            <version>2.8.6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/util/JsonUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/util/JsonUtils.java
index 261799aba..78094d20c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/util/JsonUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/util/JsonUtils.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 public final class JsonUtils {
 
     public static JsonElement parse(String json) {
-        return new JsonParser().parse(json);
+        return JsonParser.parseString(json);
     }
 
     public static JsonObject parseObject(String json) {