diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e656ace1..0cbd3d6b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
   <name>ebean</name>
   <url>http://ebean-orm.github.io/</url>
 
+  <properties>
+    <jackson-core.version>2.9.5</jackson-core.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
     <tag>HEAD</tag>
@@ -143,14 +147,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.0</version>
+      <version>${jackson-core.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- provided scope for JsonNode support -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.0</version>
+      <version>${jackson-core.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>