diff --git a/json-org/pom.xml b/json-org/pom.xml
index 533a5cb..c0d000a 100644
--- a/json-org/pom.xml
+++ b/json-org/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ mainly to make it easier to upgrade code to Jackson, using automated conversions
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.json</groupId>
       <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-      <version>20190722</version>
+      <version>20230227</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index c4b0c2a..c05ab0e 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Modules:
  (contributed by @pjfanning)
 #34: Upgrade `jakarta.json-api` dependency to 2.1.1 (from 2.0.0)
  (contributed by @pjfanning)
+#35: Update `org.json` dependency from `20190722` to `20230227`
 
 2.15.0-rc2 (28-Mar-2023)