diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb33f26c..8e6d5a05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,3 @@ API documentation is available [here](https://mosip.github.io/documentation/).
 
 ## License
 This project is licensed under the terms of [Mozilla Public License 2.0](LICENSE).
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diff --git a/kernel/kernel-keymanager-service/pom.xml b/kernel/kernel-keymanager-service/pom.xml
index 574b033b..1c770cb3 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel-keymanager-service/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel/kernel-keymanager-service/pom.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 		<springdoc.version>1.5.10</springdoc.version>
 		<jacoco.maven.plugin.version>0.8.5</jacoco.maven.plugin.version>
 		<com.nimbusds.nimbus-jose-jwt.version>9.14</com.nimbusds.nimbus-jose-jwt.version>
-		<com.fasterxml.jackson.core.version>2.12.0</com.fasterxml.jackson.core.version>
+		<com.fasterxml.jackson.core.version>2.12.6.1</com.fasterxml.jackson.core.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>