diff --git a/templates/api-template-java/pom.xml b/templates/api-template-java/pom.xml
index 48e260c4be..7bab1044ba 100644
--- a/templates/api-template-java/pom.xml
+++ b/templates/api-template-java/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 		<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-		<version>2.10.0</version>
+		<version>2.12.7.1</version>
 	</dependency>
 	<dependency>
 	    <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/templates/function-template-java/pom.xml b/templates/function-template-java/pom.xml
index cf59084951..a266415334 100644
--- a/templates/function-template-java/pom.xml
+++ b/templates/function-template-java/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
 		<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 		<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-		<version>2.9.10.4</version>
+		<version>2.12.7.1</version>
 	</dependency>
 	<dependency>
 	    <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/templates/sls-app-template-java/pom.xml b/templates/sls-app-template-java/pom.xml
index 56f8a0a910..efe6bbff14 100644
--- a/templates/sls-app-template-java/pom.xml
+++ b/templates/sls-app-template-java/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
 		<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 		<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-		<version>2.9.10.4</version>
+		<version>2.12.7.1</version>
 	</dependency>
 	<dependency>
 	    <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>