diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index ca775dbb6..0fff5f95a 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ maven_jar(
 
 maven_jar(
     name = "gson",
-    artifact = "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.2.4",
-    sha1 = "a60a5e993c98c864010053cb901b7eab25306568",
+    artifact = "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.2",
+    sha1 = "3edcfe49d2c6053a70a2a47e4e1c2f94998a49cf",
 )
 
 JETTY_VER = "9.4.8.v20171121"
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.target b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.target
index 20f1d43f5..75112007d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.target
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.target
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <?pde?>
 <!-- generated with https://github.com/mbarbero/fr.obeo.releng.targetplatform -->
-<target name="jgit-4.5" sequenceNumber="1516401752">
+<target name="jgit-4.5" sequenceNumber="1516407332">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.client" version="9.4.8.v20171121"/>
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
       <unit id="org.objenesis.source" version="1.0.0.v201505121915"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito.source" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
-      <unit id="com.google.gson" version="2.2.4.v201311231704"/>
+      <unit id="com.google.gson" version="2.8.2.v20180104-1110"/>
+      <unit id="com.google.gson.source" version="2.8.2.v20180104-1110"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch" version="0.1.54.v20170116-1932"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch.source" version="0.1.54.v20170116-1932"/>
       <unit id="org.junit" version="4.12.0.v201504281640"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.target b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.target
index c092a7cbd..a5ea70f29 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.target
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.target
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <?pde?>
 <!-- generated with https://github.com/mbarbero/fr.obeo.releng.targetplatform -->
-<target name="jgit-4.6" sequenceNumber="1516401746">
+<target name="jgit-4.6" sequenceNumber="1516407328">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.client" version="9.4.8.v20171121"/>
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
       <unit id="org.objenesis.source" version="1.0.0.v201505121915"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito.source" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
-      <unit id="com.google.gson" version="2.2.4.v201311231704"/>
+      <unit id="com.google.gson" version="2.8.2.v20180104-1110"/>
+      <unit id="com.google.gson.source" version="2.8.2.v20180104-1110"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch" version="0.1.54.v20170116-1932"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch.source" version="0.1.54.v20170116-1932"/>
       <unit id="org.junit" version="4.12.0.v201504281640"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.target b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.target
index 4ac47fd6b..456f01ae1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.target
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.target
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <?pde?>
 <!-- generated with https://github.com/mbarbero/fr.obeo.releng.targetplatform -->
-<target name="jgit-4.7" sequenceNumber="1516401739">
+<target name="jgit-4.7" sequenceNumber="1516407325">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.client" version="9.4.8.v20171121"/>
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
       <unit id="org.objenesis.source" version="1.0.0.v201505121915"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito.source" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
-      <unit id="com.google.gson" version="2.2.4.v201311231704"/>
+      <unit id="com.google.gson" version="2.8.2.v20180104-1110"/>
+      <unit id="com.google.gson.source" version="2.8.2.v20180104-1110"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch" version="0.1.54.v20170116-1932"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch.source" version="0.1.54.v20170116-1932"/>
       <unit id="org.junit" version="4.12.0.v201504281640"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.target b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.target
index 3c07e1811..9b3a28ef4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.target
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.target
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <?pde?>
 <!-- generated with https://github.com/mbarbero/fr.obeo.releng.targetplatform -->
-<target name="jgit-4.8" sequenceNumber="1516401721">
+<target name="jgit-4.8" sequenceNumber="1516407321">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.client" version="9.4.8.v20171121"/>
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
       <unit id="org.objenesis.source" version="1.0.0.v201505121915"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito.source" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
-      <unit id="com.google.gson" version="2.2.4.v201311231704"/>
+      <unit id="com.google.gson" version="2.8.2.v20180104-1110"/>
+      <unit id="com.google.gson.source" version="2.8.2.v20180104-1110"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch" version="0.1.54.v20170116-1932"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch.source" version="0.1.54.v20170116-1932"/>
       <unit id="org.junit" version="4.12.0.v201504281640"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/S20180119201206-Photon.tpd b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/S20180119201206-Photon.tpd
index f0990d770..e137eeebb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/S20180119201206-Photon.tpd
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/S20180119201206-Photon.tpd
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ location "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/S2018011920120
 	org.objenesis.source [1.0.0.v201505121915,1.0.0.v201505121915]
 	org.mockito [1.8.4.v201303031500,1.8.4.v201303031500]
 	org.mockito.source [1.8.4.v201303031500,1.8.4.v201303031500]
-	com.google.gson [2.2.4.v201311231704,2.2.4.v201311231704]
+	com.google.gson [2.8.2.v20180104-1110,2.8.2.v20180104-1110]
+	com.google.gson.source [2.8.2.v20180104-1110,2.8.2.v20180104-1110]
 	com.jcraft.jsch [0.1.54.v20170116-1932,0.1.54.v20170116-1932]
 	com.jcraft.jsch.source [0.1.54.v20170116-1932,0.1.54.v20170116-1932]
 	org.junit [4.12.0.v201504281640,4.12.0.v201504281640]
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2741bb4b..64f9c9cc8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
     <log4j-version>1.2.15</log4j-version>
     <maven-javadoc-plugin-version>3.0.0</maven-javadoc-plugin-version>
     <tycho-extras-version>1.0.0</tycho-extras-version>
-    <gson-version>2.2.4</gson-version>
+    <gson-version>2.8.2</gson-version>
     <spotbugs-maven-plugin-version>3.1.1</spotbugs-maven-plugin-version>
     <maven-surefire-report-plugin-version>2.20.1</maven-surefire-report-plugin-version>