diff --git a/knowledge-directory/pom.xml b/knowledge-directory/pom.xml
index 709f7d3f..ff606c19 100644
--- a/knowledge-directory/pom.xml
+++ b/knowledge-directory/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-			<version>2.20</version>
+			<version>2.21</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
diff --git a/smart-connector/pom.xml b/smart-connector/pom.xml
index 63037948..ba8c5cfb 100644
--- a/smart-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/smart-connector/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-			<version>2.20</version>
+			<version>2.21</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>