diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f8247a..a6beddd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ used to enhance access functionality using bytecode generation.
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
-    <jackson.core.version>2.7.1</jackson.core.version>
+    <jackson.core.version>2.10.0</jackson.core.version>
 
     <!-- Generate PackageVersion.java into this directory. -->
     <packageVersion.dir>com/fasterxml/jackson/module/afterburner</packageVersion.dir>