diff --git a/zuul-core/build.gradle b/zuul-core/build.gradle
index 4fbcfdd9f6..396ef7d817 100644
--- a/zuul-core/build.gradle
+++ b/zuul-core/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.76'
     implementation 'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.76'
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.16.0'
-    api 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.14.2'
+    api 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.16.0'
 
     api "com.netflix.archaius:archaius-core:0.7.7"
     api "com.netflix.spectator:spectator-api:latest.release"