diff --git a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-java-maven/pom.xml b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-java-maven/pom.xml
index 4bafb38b4da..938baed61a1 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-java-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-java-maven/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.5</version>
+      <version>2.18.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>