diff --git a/rest/java/pom.xml b/rest/java/pom.xml
index a053928..e88936f 100644
--- a/rest/java/pom.xml
+++ b/rest/java/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <logback.classic.version>1.1.3</logback.classic.version>
         <spark.version>2.5.4</spark.version>
         <cfg4j.version>4.4.0</cfg4j.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.8.8</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.12.6.1</jackson.version>
         <javax.persistence.version>1.0.2</javax.persistence.version>
         <unirest.version>1.4.9</unirest.version>
         <!-- The versions of ALL the plugins used by this project. -->