diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 691cde6f6..e72e67b89 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.apache.kafka:connect-json:$kafkaVersion"
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:$junitVersion"
     testImplementation "org.apache.parquet:parquet-tools:$parquetVersion"
-    testImplementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.3"
+    testImplementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.16.0"
     testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:5.6.0"
     testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.24.2'
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.codehaus.woodstox:stax2-api:4.2.2"
     testImplementation "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mapreduce-client-core:$hadoopVersion"
 
-    testImplementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.3"
+    testImplementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.16.0"
     testImplementation "io.confluent:kafka-connect-avro-converter:$confluentPlatformVersion"
 
     testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junitVersion"