diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 17164fb03..968948a0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '8'
           check-latest: true
-      - run: ./gradlew clean classes testClasses integrationTestClasses --refresh-dependencies
+      - run: ./gradlew clean classes testClasses integrationTestClasses shadowJar --refresh-dependencies
   test:
     name: Test with multiple Temurin JDK versions
     strategy:
diff --git a/libs.versions.toml b/libs.versions.toml
index f9154df8e..f476094a6 100644
--- a/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/libs.versions.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ findbugsVersion = "3.0.1"
 guavaVersion = "32.1.2-jre"
 hamcrestVersion = "2.2"
 httpclientVersion = "4.5.13"
-jacksonVersion = "2.15.2"
+jacksonVersion = "2.14.3" # stuck on 2.14.x until we move away from Java 8 as a minimum supported version
 jnaVersion = "5.12.1"
 junitJupiterVersion = "5.9.0"
 junitVersion = "4.13.2"