diff --git a/jsonmerge-core/pom.xml b/jsonmerge-core/pom.xml
index ec09204..45918dd 100644
--- a/jsonmerge-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jsonmerge-core/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <json-path.version>2.9.0</json-path.version>
         <json-smart.version>2.5.0</json-smart.version>
         <json-org.version>20240205</json-org.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.16.2</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.17.0</jackson.version>
         <vertx.version>4.5.6</vertx.version>
     </properties>