diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90e26e43..a04b9744 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 This patch release:
 
 * Adds additional handling for rare JSON parsing exceptions and wraps them in a `JwtException` to allow the application to handle these conditions as JWT concerns.
-* Upgrades the `jjwt-jackson` module's Jackson dependency to `2.9.10.7`.
+* Upgrades the `jjwt-jackson` module's Jackson dependency to `2.12.6.1`.
 
 ### 0.11.2
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fe2bea29..efc70d5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <buildNumber>${user.name}-${maven.build.timestamp}</buildNumber>
 
-        <jackson.version>2.12.6</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.12.6.1</jackson.version>
         <orgjson.version>20180130</orgjson.version>
         <gson.version>2.8.9</gson.version>