diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5aadac2b3a..45bf249bf2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     <junit.platform.version>1.10.2</junit.platform.version>
     <junitparams.version>1.0.4</junitparams.version>
     <logback.version>1.3.14</logback.version>
-    <jackson.core.version>2.17.0</jackson.core.version>
+    <jackson.core.version>2.20.0</jackson.core.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.jar.version>3.1.0</maven.jar.version>
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
     <sharpen.phase>none</sharpen.phase>
     <sharpen.projectName>empty</sharpen.projectName>
     <sharpen.cSharpTargetFolder>empty</sharpen.cSharpTargetFolder>
-    <sharpen.cSharpSourceCodeDestination></sharpen.cSharpSourceCodeDestination>
-    <sharpen.cSharpTestCodeDestination></sharpen.cSharpTestCodeDestination>
+    <sharpen.cSharpSourceCodeDestination/>
+    <sharpen.cSharpTestCodeDestination/>
     <sharpen.extraDependencies>
     </sharpen.extraDependencies>