diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 0d3102a6..5ef5c1e2 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ coroutines = "1.9.0"
 serialization = "1.7.3"
 okhttp = "5.0.0-alpha.14" # Major version is locked by Tachiyomi extensions
 javalin = "6.3.0" # Javalin 5.0.0+ requires Java 11
-jackson = "2.13.3" # jackson version locked by javalin, ref: `io.javalin.core.util.OptionalDependency`
+jackson = "2.18.1" # jackson version locked by javalin, ref: `io.javalin.core.util.OptionalDependency`
 exposed = "0.40.1"
 dex2jar = "v64" # Stuck until https://github.com/ThexXTURBOXx/dex2jar/issues/27 is fixed
 rhino = "1.7.15"