diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09ce924d..0be33f00 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
             <version>4.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.googlecode.json-simple</groupId>
+            <artifactId>json-simple</artifactId>
+            <version>1.1.1</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>