diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 03d2c0315..c972c29f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		<MODULE_PACKAGE>${project.parent.groupId}.${project.parent.artifactId}</MODULE_PACKAGE>
 		<apacheTomcatVersion>6.0.53</apacheTomcatVersion>
 		<javaxVersion>4.0.1</javaxVersion>
-		<jacksonVersion>2.19.1</jacksonVersion>
+		<jacksonVersion>2.21.1</jacksonVersion>
 	</properties>
 
 	<!-- TODO: combine/simplify the "dependencyManagement" and "dependency" sections into a single "dependency" section and test/remove any unneeded dependencies -->