diff --git a/hiero-dependency-versions/build.gradle.kts b/hiero-dependency-versions/build.gradle.kts
index 0f30a298ef3..2bcbdedc7fd 100644
--- a/hiero-dependency-versions/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/hiero-dependency-versions/build.gradle.kts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ val eclipseCollections = "11.1.0"
 val grpc = "1.69.0"
 val hederaCryptography = "0.1.1-SNAPSHOT"
 val helidon = "4.1.6"
-val jackson = "2.16.0"
+val jackson = "2.18.2"
 val junit5 = "5.10.2"
 val log4j = "2.21.1"
 val mockito = "5.8.0"