diff --git a/free/pom.xml b/free/pom.xml
index 4020f32..006dc42 100644
--- a/free/pom.xml
+++ b/free/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
 		<akka.version>2.5.8</akka.version>
-		<jackson.version>2.9.10</jackson.version>
+		<jackson.version>2.12.7.1</jackson.version>
 		<play.version>2.6.10</play.version>
 	</properties>
 	<artifactId>tierney-free</artifactId>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 				<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
 				<!-- jackson-databind only security fix -->
-				<version>${jackson.version}.8</version>
+				<version>${jackson.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.scala-lang.modules</groupId>