diff --git a/release-notes/CREDITS b/release-notes/CREDITS
index aa17241fe..c219a0603 100644
--- a/release-notes/CREDITS
+++ b/release-notes/CREDITS
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Authors:
 
 Contributors:
 
+# 3.0.0-rc3 (not yet released)
+WrongWrong (@k163377)
+* #945: Replace JacksonXmlRootElement used in the test with JsonRootName
+
 # 3.0.0-rc2 (not yet released)
 
 WrongWrong (@k163377)
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/tools/jackson/module/kotlin/test/github/Github153.kt b/src/test/kotlin/tools/jackson/module/kotlin/test/github/Github153.kt
index f680e32e1..6270492d0 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/tools/jackson/module/kotlin/test/github/Github153.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/tools/jackson/module/kotlin/test/github/Github153.kt
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package tools.jackson.module.kotlin.test.github
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonRootName
 import tools.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException
 import tools.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper
 import tools.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlElementWrapper
 import tools.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlProperty
-import tools.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlRootElement
 import tools.jackson.module.kotlin.kotlinModule
 import tools.jackson.module.kotlin.test.expectFailure
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 class TestGithub153 {
-    @JacksonXmlRootElement(localName = "MyPojo")
+    @JsonRootName("MyPojo")
     class MyPojo {
         @JacksonXmlElementWrapper(localName = "elements")
         @JacksonXmlProperty(localName = "element")
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestGithub153 {
         var value: String? = null
     }
 
-    @JacksonXmlRootElement(localName = "MyPojo")
+    @JsonRootName("MyPojo")
     data class MyDataPojo (
             @JacksonXmlElementWrapper(localName = "elements")
             @JacksonXmlProperty(localName = "element")
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/tools/jackson/module/kotlin/test/github/failing/Github138.kt b/src/test/kotlin/tools/jackson/module/kotlin/test/github/failing/Github138.kt
index 928d83fbd..e1469b72e 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/tools/jackson/module/kotlin/test/github/failing/Github138.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/tools/jackson/module/kotlin/test/github/failing/Github138.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package tools.jackson.module.kotlin.test.github.failing
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonRootName
 import tools.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException
 import tools.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper
 import tools.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlProperty
-import tools.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlRootElement
 import tools.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlText
 import tools.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import tools.jackson.module.kotlin.test.expectFailure
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import tools.jackson.module.kotlin.kotlinModule
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 
 class TestGithub138 {
-    @JacksonXmlRootElement(localName = "sms")
+    @JsonRootName("sms")
     @JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
     data class Sms(
             @JacksonXmlProperty(localName = "Phone", isAttribute = true)