diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5a760d8b2..cf542f5bc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ configurations.all {
         force "junit:junit:4.13.2"
 
         force "com.google.guava:guava:32.1.3-jre" // CVE for 31.1
-        force "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.16.0" // CVE for 2.14.1
+        force "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.18.0" // CVE for 2.14.1
         force "org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime:3.29.0" // CVE for < 3.29.0        
     }
 }