diff --git a/ycsb-mongodb/core/pom.xml b/ycsb-mongodb/core/pom.xml
index a5d9126..bcf5020 100644
--- a/ycsb-mongodb/core/pom.xml
+++ b/ycsb-mongodb/core/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LICENSE file.
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-     <jackson.api.version>2.14.2</jackson.api.version>
+     <jackson.api.version>2.18.6</jackson.api.version>
      <checkstyle.skip>true</checkstyle.skip>
   </properties>