diff --git a/docker-java-api/pom.xml b/docker-java-api/pom.xml
index dda682ab1..1729136bf 100644
--- a/docker-java-api/pom.xml
+++ b/docker-java-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-			<version>2.20</version>
+			<version>2.21</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/docker-java/pom.xml b/docker-java/pom.xml
index 3cfd7f255..104f3b298 100644
--- a/docker-java/pom.xml
+++ b/docker-java/pom.xml
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-			<!-- Force the version to 2.20 to ensure the compatibility with old projects -->
-			<version>2.20</version>
+			<!-- Force the version to 2.21 to ensure the compatibility with old projects -->
+			<version>2.21</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>