diff --git a/backend/vkt/pom.xml b/backend/vkt/pom.xml
index 9ab736f74..315182976 100644
--- a/backend/vkt/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/vkt/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>2.17.2</version>
+      <version>2.18.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>