diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index da9ec1f2a44..9f845707ace 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ tasks.japicmp {
 
 configurations.all {
     resolutionStrategy {
+        force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.18.4'
+        force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.18.4'
         force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.18.4'
         force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.18.4'
     }
@@ -83,12 +85,17 @@ dependencies {
     api platform('com.github.docker-java:docker-java-bom:3.7.0')
     shaded platform('com.github.docker-java:docker-java-bom:3.7.0')
 
-    api "com.github.docker-java:docker-java-api"
+    api("com.github.docker-java:docker-java-api") {
+        exclude group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', module: 'jackson-annotations'
+    }
 
     shaded('com.github.docker-java:docker-java-core') {
         exclude group: 'com.google.guava', module: 'guava'
     }
 
+    shaded 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.18.4'
+    shaded 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.18.4'
+
     api 'com.github.docker-java:docker-java-transport-zerodep'
 
     shaded 'com.google.guava:guava:33.3.1-jre'
diff --git a/core/src/jarFileTest/java/org/testcontainers/JarFileShadingTest.java b/core/src/jarFileTest/java/org/testcontainers/JarFileShadingTest.java
index 8b6f380f6eb..c68865892f0 100644
--- a/core/src/jarFileTest/java/org/testcontainers/JarFileShadingTest.java
+++ b/core/src/jarFileTest/java/org/testcontainers/JarFileShadingTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ void testMetaInfServices() throws Exception {
             .allMatch(it -> it.startsWith("org.testcontainers."));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testJacksonAnnotationsAreShaded() throws Exception {
+        Path jacksonAnnotations = root.resolve("org/testcontainers/shaded/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation");
+        assertThat(Files.exists(jacksonAnnotations))
+            .as("Jackson annotations should be shaded to avoid classpath conflicts")
+            .isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testJacksonCoreIsShaded() throws Exception {
+        Path jacksonCore = root.resolve("org/testcontainers/shaded/com/fasterxml/jackson/core");
+        assertThat(Files.exists(jacksonCore)).as("Jackson core should be shaded to avoid classpath conflicts").isTrue();
+    }
+
     private ListAssert<String> assertThatFileList(Path path) throws IOException {
         return (ListAssert) assertThat(Files.list(path))
             .extracting(Path::getFileName)