diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/pom.xml b/kernel-biometrics-api/pom.xml
index f6dd27057b..d1c15a3e7a 100644
--- a/kernel-biometrics-api/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 		<!-- json -->
 		<jackson.version>2.9.5</jackson.version>
 		<jackson.datatype.version>2.9.8</jackson.datatype.version>
-		<jackson.databind>2.9.6</jackson.databind>
+		<jackson.databind>2.12.7.1</jackson.databind>
 		<json.utility.version>20180130</json.utility.version>
 		<json.schema.validator.version>2.2.10</json.schema.validator.version>
 		<json.version>20180813</json.version>