diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e7311d8..e4a49b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 			<!-- Apparently the following version cannot be used in the current build 
 				env. Have to use the old 2.9.10.7. -->
 			<!-- <version>2.12.4</version> -->
-			<version>2.9.10.7</version>
+			<version>2.12.6.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core -->