diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 58b1e92..07f1d32 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.0'
 
     // Dependencies provided by Kafka Connect
-    compileOnly 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.20.0'
+    compileOnly 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.21.0'
     compileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.17'
 }
 java {