diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8429663fe967..293c129bbe5dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Bump `org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18` to `org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on` version 1.77 ([#12317](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12317))
 - Bump `org.bouncycastle:bcmail-jdk15to18` to `org.bouncycastle:bcmail-jdk18on` version 1.77 ([#12317](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12317))
 - Bump `org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18` to `org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on` version 1.77 ([#12317](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12317))
+- Bump Jackson version from 2.16.1 to 2.16.2 ([#12611](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12611))
 
 ### Changed
 - [CCR] Add getHistoryOperationsFromTranslog method to fetch the history snapshot from translogs ([#3948](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/3948))
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Bump `codecov/codecov-action` from 3 to 4 ([#12585](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12585))
 - Bump `org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper` from 3.9.1 to 3.9.2 ([#12580](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12580))
 - Bump `org.codehaus.woodstox:stax2-api` from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 ([#12579](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12579))
+- Bump Jackson version from 2.16.1 to 2.16.2 ([#12611](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12611))
 
 ### Changed
 - Allow composite aggregation to run under a parent filter aggregation ([#11499](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/11499))
diff --git a/buildSrc/version.properties b/buildSrc/version.properties
index 39b0335c7ef55..1cfa0b5f8c4cb 100644
--- a/buildSrc/version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/version.properties
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 # optional dependencies
 spatial4j         = 0.7
 jts               = 1.15.0
-jackson           = 2.16.1
-jackson_databind  = 2.16.1
+jackson           = 2.16.2
+jackson_databind  = 2.16.2
 snakeyaml         = 2.1
 icu4j             = 70.1
 supercsv          = 2.4.0
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index 908d071b34a2a..0000000000000
--- a/client/sniffer/licenses/jackson-core-2.16.1.jar.sha1
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index 0000000000000..86998b4558461
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diff --git a/libs/core/licenses/jackson-core-2.16.1.jar.sha1 b/libs/core/licenses/jackson-core-2.16.1.jar.sha1
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index 908d071b34a2a..0000000000000
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index 0000000000000..68646a1e66ffc
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new file mode 100644
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index 0000000000000..feb51c61bfc7c
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diff --git a/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.16.1.jar.sha1 b/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.16.1.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index cbc65687606fc..0000000000000
--- a/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.16.1.jar.sha1
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d7dfc5ff83706
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-databind-2.16.1.jar.sha1 b/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-databind-2.16.1.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index d231db4fd49fc..0000000000000
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..86998b4558461
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index 0000000000000..d7dfc5ff83706
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