diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 86df4fa1b..31befd594 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pullRequests.frequency = "@monthly"
 
 updates.pin = [
   # To be updated in tandem with upstream Akka
-  {groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", version = "2.11."}
+  {groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", version = "2.15."}
   {groupId = "org.scalatest", artifactId = "scalatest", version = "3.2."}
 ]