diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ee6a130..7c7bfe9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ gradlePlugin {
 
 dependencies {
     // Jackson for YAML processing
-    implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.18.3'
+    implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.21.0'
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-yaml:2.21.0'
     
     // SnakeYAML for reqstool_config.yml generation