diff --git a/conjure-java-jackson-optimizations/build.gradle b/conjure-java-jackson-optimizations/build.gradle
index c1641e2e9..f7183190e 100644
--- a/conjure-java-jackson-optimizations/build.gradle
+++ b/conjure-java-jackson-optimizations/build.gradle
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ apply plugin: 'com.palantir.revapi'
 
 dependencies {
     api "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind"
-    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-afterburner"
+    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-blackbird"
 }
diff --git a/conjure-java-jackson-optimizations/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/jackson/optimizations/ObjectMapperOptimizations.java b/conjure-java-jackson-optimizations/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/jackson/optimizations/ObjectMapperOptimizations.java
index 21556e67e..ed2b1f9cc 100644
--- a/conjure-java-jackson-optimizations/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/jackson/optimizations/ObjectMapperOptimizations.java
+++ b/conjure-java-jackson-optimizations/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/jackson/optimizations/ObjectMapperOptimizations.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.palantir.conjure.java.jackson.optimizations;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.afterburner.AfterburnerModule;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.blackbird.BlackbirdModule;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public final class ObjectMapperOptimizations {
 
     @SuppressWarnings("AfterburnerJavaIncompatibility")
     public static List<? extends com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module> createModules() {
-        return NO_OPTIMIZATIONS ? List.of() : List.<com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module>of(new AfterburnerModule());
+        return NO_OPTIMIZATIONS ? List.of() : List.<com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module>of(new BlackbirdModule());
     }
 
     private ObjectMapperOptimizations() {}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ private ObjectMapperOptimizations() {}
      * restricted by https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/396 and https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403.
      */
     private static boolean shouldDisableByDefault() {
-        return Runtime.version().feature() >= 16;
+        return false;
     }
 
     private static boolean readProperty(String property, boolean defaultValue) {
diff --git a/versions.lock b/versions.lock
index c00bca5e2..5a46b25a3 100644
--- a/versions.lock
+++ b/versions.lock
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Run ./gradlew --write-locks to regenerate this file
 com.fasterxml:classmate:1.5.1 (1 constraints: 9a122a13)
 com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.14.2 (9 constraints: 3ab6ba5c)
-com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.14.2 (13 constraints: f7254e86)
-com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.14.2 (20 constraints: c38ce552)
+com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.14.2 (13 constraints: f52446fa)
+com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.14.2 (20 constraints: c18bcc8f)
 com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor:2.14.2 (2 constraints: 2d20b805)
 com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-smile:2.14.2 (1 constraints: 3905393b)
 com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-guava:2.14.2 (1 constraints: 3905393b)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-joda:2.14.2 (1 constraints: 3905
 com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.14.2 (1 constraints: 3905393b)
 com.fasterxml.jackson.jakarta.rs:jackson-jakarta-rs-base:2.14.2 (1 constraints: f51af942)
 com.fasterxml.jackson.jakarta.rs:jackson-jakarta-rs-cbor-provider:2.14.2 (1 constraints: 3905393b)
-com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-afterburner:2.14.2 (1 constraints: 3905393b)
+com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-blackbird:2.14.2 (1 constraints: 3905393b)
 com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-jakarta-xmlbind-annotations:2.14.2 (2 constraints: e3308eb3)
 com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-scala_2.12:2.14.2 (1 constraints: 3905393b)
 com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine:3.1.4 (3 constraints: e22362a2)