diff --git a/helix-core/pom.xml b/helix-core/pom.xml
index e69ac56ef2..2060713c22 100644
--- a/helix-core/pom.xml
+++ b/helix-core/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.18.6</version>
+      <version>2.21.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>