diff --git a/CMakeExternals/nlohmann_json.cmake b/CMakeExternals/nlohmann_json.cmake
index fbca098b3c..78a1cd68ad 100644
--- a/CMakeExternals/nlohmann_json.cmake
+++ b/CMakeExternals/nlohmann_json.cmake
@@ -1,48 +1,48 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # nlohmann_json
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if(MITK_USE_nlohmann_json)
   # Sanity checks
   if(DEFINED nlohmann_json_DIR AND NOT EXISTS "${nlohmann_json_DIR}")
     message(FATAL_ERROR "nlohmann_json_DIR variable is defined but corresponds to non-existing directory")
   endif()
 
   set(proj nlohmann_json)
   set(proj_DEPENDENCIES )
   set(nlohmann_json_DEPENDS ${proj})
 
   if(NOT DEFINED nlohmann_json_DIR)
 
     set(additional_args )
 
     if(CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS)
       list(APPEND additional_args
         "-DCMAKE_PROJECT_${proj}_INCLUDE:FILEPATH=${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CTestUseLaunchers.cmake"
       )
     endif()
 
     ExternalProject_Add(${proj}
       LIST_SEPARATOR ${sep}
       GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
-      GIT_TAG v3.10.5
+      GIT_TAG v3.11.2
       CMAKE_GENERATOR ${gen}
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM ${gen_platform}
       CMAKE_ARGS
         ${ep_common_args}
         ${additional_args}
       CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
         ${ep_common_cache_args}
         -DJSON_BuildTests:BOOL=OFF
       CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS
         ${ep_common_cache_default_args}
       DEPENDS ${proj_DEPENDENCIES}
     )
 
     set(nlohmann_json_DIR "${ep_prefix}")
     mitkFunctionInstallExternalCMakeProject(${proj})
 
   else()
     mitkMacroEmptyExternalProject(${proj} "${proj_DEPENDENCIES}")
   endif()
 endif()