diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba491c4dc..3554ad91e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <!-- Jackson 2.x line, used ONLY by transitive test/benchmark deps (MockServer,
          benchmark harness). Keep aligned with the Jackson 3 line's annotations
          generation: Jackson 3.0.x -> 2.20.x; 3.2.x -> 2.22.x. -->
-    <jackson2.version>2.22.0</jackson2.version>
+    <jackson2.version>2.22.1</jackson2.version>
     <jakarta-activation.version>2.1.4</jakarta-activation.version>
     <jakarta-el-api.version>6.0.1</jakarta-el-api.version>
     <jaxb-runtime.version>2.3.5</jaxb-runtime.version>