diff --git a/templates/java/tests/build.mustache b/templates/java/tests/build.mustache
index 393c1c0e27d..db10b7461bb 100644
--- a/templates/java/tests/build.mustache
+++ b/templates/java/tests/build.mustache
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.11.4'
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'
     testImplementation 'org.skyscreamer:jsonassert:1.5.3'
-    testImplementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.18.2'
+    testImplementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.18.3'
     testImplementation 'io.github.cdimascio:dotenv-java:2.3.2' // use an old version to support java 8
 }