diff --git a/bom/build.gradle.kts b/bom/build.gradle.kts
index e5ebd2bf5..6f46ab9a6 100644
--- a/bom/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bom/build.gradle.kts
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ dependencies {
         // dependency on it during compilation
         apiv("com.beust:jcommander")
         apiv("org.checkerframework:checker-qual", "checkerframework")
-        apiv("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations", "jackson")
-        apiv("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core", "jackson")
-        apiv("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind", "jackson")
+        apiv("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom", "jackson")
         apiv("com.github.stephenc.jcip:jcip-annotations")
         apiv("com.google.guava:guava")
         apiv("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java", "protobuf")
diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index 0868348b9..12bdb490a 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ plugins {
 //   and "implementation" is for dependencies that do not participate in API
 dependencies {
     api(project(":metrics"))
+    api(platform("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom"))
     api("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations")
     api("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind")
     api("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java")
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e4130ae95..7b61827c4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ hsqldb.version=2.4.1
 h2.version=1.4.197
 httpclient5.version=5.5
 httpcore5.version=5.3.5
-jackson.version=2.15.4
+jackson.version=2.18.4.1
 jcip-annotations.version=1.0-1
 jcommander.version=1.72
 jetty.version=9.4.58.v20250814