diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c8da1527..66676e67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <spring.version>4.3.12.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.9.8</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.12.1</jackson.version>
     </properties>
 
     <inceptionYear>2014</inceptionYear>