diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/microprofile-rest-client/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/microprofile-rest-client/pom.xml
index 59af12cd31c9..18cb7e11deba 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/microprofile-rest-client/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/microprofile-rest-client/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <artifactId>microprofile-rest-client</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>microprofile-rest-client</name>
-  <description>This spec is mainly for testing Petstore server and contains fake endpoints, models. Please do not use this for any other purpose. Special characters: \&quot; \\</description>
+  <description>This spec is mainly for testing Petstore server and contains fake endpoints, models. Please do not use this for any other purpose. Special characters: \" \\</description>
   <version>1.0.0</version>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     <junit.version>5.10.2</junit.version>
     <logback.version>1.5.13</logback.version>
     <cxf.version>3.2.7</cxf.version>
-    <jackson.jaxrs.version>2.17.1</jackson.jaxrs.version>
+    <jackson.jaxrs.version>2.18.6</jackson.jaxrs.version>
     <jakarta.activation.version>1.2.2</jakarta.activation.version>
     <jakarta.annotation.version>1.3.5</jakarta.annotation.version>
     <jakarta.json.bind.version>1.0.2</jakarta.json.bind.version>