diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9842173e..328f3794 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <caliper.jdk.version>11</caliper.jdk.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.11.0</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.12.6.1</jackson.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <sonatypeOssDistMgmtSnapshotsUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</sonatypeOssDistMgmtSnapshotsUrl>
         <arguments />