diff --git a/stairctl/build.gradle b/stairctl/build.gradle
index 2ab05b5..a16822a 100644
--- a/stairctl/build.gradle
+++ b/stairctl/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // JSON processing
     ext {
-        jackson = '2.16.1'
+        jackson = '2.16.2'
     }
     implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-core', version: "${jackson}"
     implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype', name: 'jackson-datatype-jsr310', version: "${jackson}"
diff --git a/stairway-azure/build.gradle b/stairway-azure/build.gradle
index 385afe0..6d29a3d 100644
--- a/stairway-azure/build.gradle
+++ b/stairway-azure/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // JSON processing
     ext {
-        jackson = '2.16.1'
+        jackson = '2.16.2'
     }
     implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: "${jackson}"
     implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype', name: 'jackson-datatype-jdk8', version: "${jackson}"
diff --git a/stairway-gcp/build.gradle b/stairway-gcp/build.gradle
index a0832ba..3123d89 100644
--- a/stairway-gcp/build.gradle
+++ b/stairway-gcp/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // JSON processing
     ext {
-        jackson = '2.16.1'
+        jackson = '2.16.2'
     }
     implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: "${jackson}"
     implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype', name: 'jackson-datatype-jdk8', version: "${jackson}"
diff --git a/stairway/build.gradle b/stairway/build.gradle
index 3d8cd54..2a3487a 100644
--- a/stairway/build.gradle
+++ b/stairway/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // JSON processing
     ext {
-        jackson = '2.16.1'
+        jackson = '2.16.2'
     }
     implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: "${jackson}"
     implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype', name: 'jackson-datatype-guava', version: "${jackson}"