diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index ccb7489..ea7bf94 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
     ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle"
+      - dependency-name: "com.diffplug.spotless"
         versions: [">=8.0.0"]
+      - dependency-name: "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter"
+        versions: [ ">=6.0.0" ]
     groups:
       dependencies:
         patterns:
@@ -19,8 +21,10 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
     ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle"
+      - dependency-name: "com.diffplug.spotless"
         versions: [">=8.0.0"]
+      - dependency-name: "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter"
+        versions: [ ">=6.0.0" ]
     groups:
       dependencies:
         patterns:
@@ -31,8 +35,10 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
     ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle"
+      - dependency-name: "com.diffplug.spotless"
         versions: [">=8.0.0"]
+      - dependency-name: "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter"
+        versions: [ ">=6.0.0" ]
     groups:
       dependencies:
         patterns:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ce972d9..9abb0bd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -60,11 +60,16 @@ ext {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2"
-    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:$jackson_version"
-    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:$jackson_version"
-    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$jackson_version"
-    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:$jackson_version"
+
+    // ---- Jackson ----
+    implementation platform("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:$jackson_version")
+    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core"
+    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations"
+    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind"
+    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310"
     implementation "org.openapitools:jackson-databind-nullable:0.2.7"
+
+    // ---- OpenTelemetry ----
     implementation platform("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom:1.53.0")
     implementation "io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api"
 }
@@ -104,8 +109,11 @@ testing {
             useJUnitJupiter()
 
             dependencies {
-                implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:$jackson_version"
-                implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$jackson_version"
+                // --- Jackson ---
+                implementation platform("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:$jackson_version")
+                implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core"
+                implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind"
+
                 implementation "org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.21.3"
                 implementation "org.testcontainers:openfga:1.21.3"
                 implementation project()