diff --git a/java/pub-sub-app/pom.xml b/java/pub-sub-app/pom.xml
index 87480c5c..4a5751a1 100644
--- a/java/pub-sub-app/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pub-sub-app/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.10.7</version>
+      <version>2.12.7.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.apis</groupId>