diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/projectmapk/jackson/module/kogera/Extensions.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/projectmapk/jackson/module/kogera/Extensions.kt
index b9c20770..bd712711 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/projectmapk/jackson/module/kogera/Extensions.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/projectmapk/jackson/module/kogera/Extensions.kt
@@ -33,10 +33,18 @@ public fun jsonMapper(initializer: JsonMapper.Builder.() -> Unit = {}): JsonMapp
     return builder.build()
 }
 
-public fun jacksonObjectMapper(): ObjectMapper = jsonMapper { addModule(kotlinModule()) }
-public fun jacksonMapperBuilder(): JsonMapper.Builder = JsonMapper.builder().addModule(kotlinModule())
-
-public fun ObjectMapper.registerKotlinModule(): ObjectMapper = this.registerModule(kotlinModule())
+// region: JvmOverloads is set for bytecode compatibility for versions below 2.17.
+@JvmOverloads
+public fun jacksonObjectMapper(initializer: KotlinModule.Builder.() -> Unit = {}): ObjectMapper =
+    jsonMapper { addModule(kotlinModule(initializer)) }
+@JvmOverloads
+public fun jacksonMapperBuilder(initializer: KotlinModule.Builder.() -> Unit = {}): JsonMapper.Builder =
+    JsonMapper.builder().addModule(kotlinModule(initializer))
+
+@JvmOverloads
+public fun ObjectMapper.registerKotlinModule(initializer: KotlinModule.Builder.() -> Unit = {}): ObjectMapper =
+    this.registerModule(kotlinModule(initializer))
+// endregion
 
 public inline fun <reified T> jacksonTypeRef(): TypeReference<T> = object : TypeReference<T>() {}