diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index a7b600f041f..1e63c2e376a 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ tasks.japicmp {
 
 configurations.all {
     resolutionStrategy {
-        // use lower Jackson version
-        force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.8.8'
-        force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.8.8'
+        force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.8.9'
+        force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.8.9'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/k3s/build.gradle b/modules/k3s/build.gradle
index 3f795d99743..a105cbc9c09 100644
--- a/modules/k3s/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/k3s/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
     // https://youtu.be/otCpCn0l4Wo
     // The core module depends on jackson-databind 2.8.x for backward compatibility.
     // Any >2.8 version here is not compatible with jackson-databind 2.8.x.
-    shaded 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-yaml:2.8.8'
+    shaded 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-yaml:2.8.9'
 
     testImplementation 'io.fabric8:kubernetes-client:6.13.1'
     testImplementation 'io.kubernetes:client-java:21.0.1-legacy'