diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/pom.xml
index a58f3a3bc4c..2ad7f139b01 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1</version>
+        <version>2.9.7</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>