diff --git a/protocol/build.gradle.kts b/protocol/build.gradle.kts
index 462da4db8..ec63ec582 100644
--- a/protocol/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/protocol/build.gradle.kts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ kotlin {
                 implementation(project(":protocol"))
                 //todo: shouldn't be 2.10.3
                 implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.12.2")
-                implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.10.3")
+                implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.12.2")
                 implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.12.2")
                 implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jdk8:2.12.2")
                 implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-guava:2.12.2")