diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ed408e21..3eb52a2a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <version.awaitility>4.3.0</version.awaitility>
         <version.ch.qos.logback>1.5.24</version.ch.qos.logback>
         <version.com.fasterxml.jackson>2.20.1</version.com.fasterxml.jackson>
-        <version.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotations>2.20</version.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotations>
+        <version.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotations>2.21</version.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotations>
         <version.com.networknt>2.0.0</version.com.networknt>
         <version.com.squareup.okhttp3.mockwebserver>5.3.2</version.com.squareup.okhttp3.mockwebserver>
         <version.io.cloudevents>4.0.1</version.io.cloudevents>