diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e3fdb3b..8912b81 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <dropwizard.version>1.1.0</dropwizard.version>
-        <jackson.api.version>2.8.7</jackson.api.version>
+        <jackson.api.version>2.9.10.3</jackson.api.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>