diff --git a/vertx/pom.xml b/vertx/pom.xml
index 15f64d2ff..abb2a9136 100644
--- a/vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/vertx/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <vertx.version>4.5.10</vertx.version>
-    <jackson.version>2.12.0</jackson.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.18.1</jackson.version>
     <slf4j-log4j12.version>2.0.0-alpha6</slf4j-log4j12.version>
     <wiremock.version>2.35.1</wiremock.version>
   </properties>