diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index 85bcbdeca1..65cf9e9a09 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<dependency><groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId><artifactId>owlapi-rio</artifactId><version>${project.version}</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId><artifactId>owlapi-api</artifactId><version>${project.version}</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId><artifactId>owlapi-compatibility</artifactId><version>${project.version}</version></dependency>
-		<dependency><groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId><version>2.16.1</version></dependency>
+		<dependency><groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId><version>2.18.6</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId><version>2.16.1</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId><version>2.16.1</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId><artifactId>commons-rdf-api</artifactId><version>0.5.0</version></dependency>
diff --git a/osgidistribution/pom.xml b/osgidistribution/pom.xml
index 1f357fdebe..c902ed6182 100644
--- a/osgidistribution/pom.xml
+++ b/osgidistribution/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		<dependency><groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId><artifactId>owlapi-api</artifactId><version>${project.version}</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId><artifactId>owlapi-compatibility</artifactId><version>${project.version}</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId><artifactId>jsr305</artifactId><version>3.0.2</version></dependency>
-		<dependency><groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId><version>2.16.1</version></dependency>
+		<dependency><groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId><version>2.18.6</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId><version>2.16.1</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId><version>2.16.1</version></dependency>
 		<dependency><groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId><artifactId>commons-rdf-api</artifactId><version>0.5.0</version></dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 46dc08225c..6d311bc8cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-				<version>2.16.1</version>
+				<version>2.18.6</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>