diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fafd89c..dc2b77e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <junit.version>3.8.1</junit.version>
     <commons-codec.version>1.9</commons-codec.version>
     <xstream.version>1.4.7</xstream.version>
-    <jackson.version>2.9.9</jackson.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.12.1</jackson.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
     <log4j.version>1.2.14</log4j.version>
     <httpclient.version>4.5.2</httpclient.version>