diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7e0422889..e28be9718 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ For more details, please see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AURORA-1169
   ext.httpclientRev = '4.5.13'
   ext.httpcoreRev = '4.4.13'
   ext.asyncHttpclientRev = '2.0.37'
-  ext.jacksonRev = '2.5.1'
+  ext.jacksonRev = '2.12.0'
   ext.jaxRsRev = '2.0'
   ext.junitRev = '4.12'
   ext.logbackRev = '1.2.3'