diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 31ca010a20..77076a00b4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -458,6 +458,9 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.kafka:kafka-metadata:${kafka_version}"
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.kafka:kafka-storage:${kafka_version}"
 
+    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:${versions.jackson}"
+    implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${versions.jackson_databind}"
+
     compileOnly "org.opensearch:opensearch:${opensearch_version}"
 
     //integration test framework: