diff --git a/citesphere-messages/pom.xml b/citesphere-messages/pom.xml
index 496fb03..73ac3aa 100644
--- a/citesphere-messages/pom.xml
+++ b/citesphere-messages/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <org.slf4j-version>1.7.5</org.slf4j-version>
-        <com.fasterxml.jackson.version>2.9.9</com.fasterxml.jackson.version>
+        <com.fasterxml.jackson.version>2.12.1</com.fasterxml.jackson.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>