diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8f481f35..9cbc3ce7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation "org.apache.kafka:connect-api:$kafkaVersion"
     testImplementation "org.apache.kafka:connect-json:$kafkaVersion"
-    testImplementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.15.3"
+    testImplementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.16.1"
     testImplementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.16.0"
     testImplementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.16.0"
     testRuntimeOnly "org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:$slf4jVersion"