diff --git a/buildSrc/version.properties b/buildSrc/version.properties
index f2c63698030..f3067acb3ca 100644
--- a/buildSrc/version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/version.properties
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ checkstyle = 8.29
 # optional dependencies
 spatial4j         = 0.7
 jts               = 1.15.0
-jackson           = 2.11.4
+jackson           = 2.12.5
 snakeyaml         = 1.26
 icu4j             = 62.1
 supercsv          = 2.4.0
diff --git a/client/sniffer/licenses/jackson-core-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/client/sniffer/licenses/jackson-core-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index aca9116a02d..00000000000
--- a/client/sniffer/licenses/jackson-core-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-593f7b18bab07a76767f181e2a2336135ce82cc4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/sniffer/licenses/jackson-core-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/client/sniffer/licenses/jackson-core-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed27d8a96bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/sniffer/licenses/jackson-core-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+725e364cc71b80e60fa450bd06d75cdea7fb2d59
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index d1ddeaf8a61..00000000000
--- a/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2c3f5c079330f3a01726686a078979420f547ae4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..797bcf2b161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+52d929d5bb21d0186fe24c09624cc3ee4bafc3b3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index dd4ebcc7051..00000000000
--- a/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-5d9f3d441f99d721b957e3497f0a6465c764fad4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca1bd46bc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distribution/tools/upgrade-cli/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+b064cf057f23d3d35390328c5030847efeffedde
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-core-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-core-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index aca9116a02d..00000000000
--- a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-core-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-593f7b18bab07a76767f181e2a2336135ce82cc4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-core-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-core-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed27d8a96bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-core-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+725e364cc71b80e60fa450bd06d75cdea7fb2d59
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-cbor-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-cbor-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b741c3059c..00000000000
--- a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-cbor-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-67fa6a00bdc31029bf841ee97d993ef2bb530aa0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-cbor-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-cbor-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f992f732a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-cbor-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2b6f24ee5ac7cde7f5a4e574bd0af4a72ecb55f6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-smile-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-smile-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 37d88546427..00000000000
--- a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-smile-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-10c1faac0b0bd8545eff02599b48a149202de066
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-smile-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-smile-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e2c3222014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-smile-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+4233326c74c6601fbbeea11c103c011859cc687d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index f6c3c12a61a..00000000000
--- a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ba01014ab0228449be401975b1a7af2f3cdaf1d7
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6eba2dad494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/x-content/licenses/jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+89ec27e5f422b0749b1133137c1b36debbb5f3bc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index d1ddeaf8a61..00000000000
--- a/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2c3f5c079330f3a01726686a078979420f547ae4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..797bcf2b161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+52d929d5bb21d0186fe24c09624cc3ee4bafc3b3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index dd4ebcc7051..00000000000
--- a/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-5d9f3d441f99d721b957e3497f0a6465c764fad4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca1bd46bc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/ingest-geoip/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+b064cf057f23d3d35390328c5030847efeffedde
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index d1ddeaf8a61..00000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2c3f5c079330f3a01726686a078979420f547ae4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..797bcf2b161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+52d929d5bb21d0186fe24c09624cc3ee4bafc3b3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index dd4ebcc7051..00000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-5d9f3d441f99d721b957e3497f0a6465c764fad4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca1bd46bc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+b064cf057f23d3d35390328c5030847efeffedde
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index d1ddeaf8a61..00000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2c3f5c079330f3a01726686a078979420f547ae4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..797bcf2b161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-annotations-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+52d929d5bb21d0186fe24c09624cc3ee4bafc3b3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index dd4ebcc7051..00000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-databind-2.11.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-5d9f3d441f99d721b957e3497f0a6465c764fad4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca1bd46bc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/jackson-databind-2.12.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+b064cf057f23d3d35390328c5030847efeffedde
\ No newline at end of file