diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 523738c4b0..9f86e31f6e 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+pullRequests.frequency = "@monthly"
+
 commits.message = "bump: ${artifactName} ${nextVersion} (was ${currentVersion})"
 
+updates.ignore = [
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.akka" }
+]
+
 updates.pin  = [
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", version = "2.15." }
+  { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype", version = "2.15." }
 ]
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index f43c365294..bfca3a028a 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ object Dependencies {
   // Releases https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/releases
   // CVE issues https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=+label%3ACVE
   // This should align with the Jackson minor version used in Akka
-  // https://github.com/akka/akka/blob/main/project/Dependencies.scala#L29
-  val JacksonVersion = "2.15.2"
+  // https://github.com/akka/akka/blob/main/project/Dependencies.scala#L31
+  val JacksonVersion = "2.15.4"
   val JacksonDatabindVersion = JacksonVersion
   val JacksonDatabindDependencies = Seq(
     "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-core" % JacksonVersion,