diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index bf1b8edb..d2a879a7 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   val scalaJava8Compat = Seq("org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-java8-compat" % "0.9.0")
 
-  val playJsonVersion = "2.8.0"
+  val playJsonVersion = "2.8.1"
   val playJson = Seq("com.typesafe.play" %% "play-json" % playJsonVersion)
 
   val slf4jApi = Seq("org.slf4j" % "slf4j-api" % "1.7.29")