diff --git a/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml b/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml
index feb8f5876..6895ca457 100644
--- a/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <properties>
         <jaxrs.version>3.1.0</jaxrs.version>
         <servlet.version>6.1.0</servlet.version>
-        <jackson.version>3.0.2</jackson.version> 
+        <jackson.version>3.1.6</jackson.version> 
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>