diff --git a/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml b/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml
index a6031d62..b5440b6b 100644
--- a/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
-        <jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.21.2</jackson.version>
         <module-name>io.cloudevents.formats.jackson</module-name>
     </properties>