diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 50208ecd9a..c4705019db 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
     "org.scalatestplus" %% "scalacheck-1-14" % "3.1.1.1" % "test",
     "com.github.scopt" %% "scopt" % "3.7.1",
     "net.jcazevedo" %% "moultingyaml" % "0.4.2",
-    "org.json4s" %% "json4s-native" % "3.6.7",
+    "org.json4s" %% "json4s-native" % "3.6.8",
     "org.apache.commons" % "commons-text" % "1.8"
   ),
   resolvers ++= Seq(
diff --git a/build.sc b/build.sc
index eaae845d2a..42380f9682 100644
--- a/build.sc
+++ b/build.sc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class firrtlCrossModule(crossVersion: String) extends ScalaModule with SbtModule
     ivy"${scalaOrganization()}:scala-reflect:${scalaVersion()}",
     ivy"com.github.scopt::scopt:3.7.1",
     ivy"net.jcazevedo::moultingyaml:0.4.2",
-    ivy"org.json4s::json4s-native:3.6.7",
+    ivy"org.json4s::json4s-native:3.6.8",
     ivy"org.apache.commons:commons-text:1.7",
     ivy"org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1",
     ivy"com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.5.1"