diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 76c2be22..dcf260d2 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
     versionCatalogs {
         create("libs") {
             // jackson & serialization
-            version("jackson", "2.17.2")
+            version("jackson", "2.18.1")
             library("jackson-databind", "com.fasterxml.jackson.core","jackson-databind").versionRef("jackson")
             library("jackson-annotations", "com.fasterxml.jackson.core","jackson-annotations").versionRef("jackson")
             library("jackson-yaml", "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat","jackson-dataformat-yaml").versionRef("jackson")