diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 46e1b9ec03..45ca3ef8c0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
         <!-- dependency versions in alphanumeric order -->
         <asm.version>9.9.1</asm.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.20.1</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.21.0</jackson.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.25.3</log4j2.version>
         <ognl.version>3.3.5</ognl.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>