diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fbc2ff1..30a8578 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-    testImplementation 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.1.0'
+    testImplementation 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.4.0'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:4.2.0'
 }
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba0efd1..927a989 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.0</version>
+            <version>2.4.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/XMLTest.java b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/XMLTest.java
index d305ff4..9ae1ee2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/XMLTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/XMLTest.java
@@ -1184,7 +1184,9 @@ public class XMLTest {
         JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(jsonString);
         String expectedXmlString = "<encloser><outer><innerOne></innerOne><innerTwo>two</innerTwo></outer></encloser>";
         String xmlForm = XML.toString(jsonObject,"encloser", new XMLParserConfiguration().withCloseEmptyTag(true));
-        assertEquals(expectedXmlString, xmlForm);
+        JSONObject actualJsonObject = XML.toJSONObject(xmlForm);
+        JSONObject expectedJsonObject = XML.toJSONObject(expectedXmlString);
+        assertTrue(expectedJsonObject.similar(actualJsonObject));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -1193,7 +1195,9 @@ public class XMLTest {
         JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(jsonString);
         String expectedXmlString = "<encloser><outer><innerOne/><innerTwo>two</innerTwo></outer></encloser>";
         String xmlForm = XML.toString(jsonObject,"encloser", new XMLParserConfiguration().withCloseEmptyTag(false));
-        assertEquals(expectedXmlString, xmlForm);
+        JSONObject actualJsonObject = XML.toJSONObject(xmlForm);
+        JSONObject expectedJsonObject = XML.toJSONObject(expectedXmlString);
+        assertTrue(expectedJsonObject.similar(actualJsonObject));
     }