diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index b8c94b0..4d0ba54 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ checkstyle = "12.3.0"
 edc = "0.16.0-SNAPSHOT"
 # the edc-boot-spi dependency is used only for tests, this fixed version prevents the "chicken-egg" problem
 edc-test = "0.15.1"
-jackson = "2.20.1"
+jackson = "2.21.0"
 jetbrainsAnnotation = "26.0.2-1"
 jakarta-ws-rs = "4.0.0"
 jupiter = "6.0.2"