diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc7ef5c6c..eda1d55f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <url>http://ebean-orm.github.io/</url>
 
   <properties>
-    <jackson-core.version>2.9.5</jackson-core.version>
+    <jackson-core.version>2.9.8</jackson-core.version>
     <snakeyaml.version>1.21</snakeyaml.version>
   </properties>