diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 9c7ca4b1b..140f5c389 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ For unit-testing with embedded Cassandra, add this dependency with **test** scop
  
  1. cassandra (see matrix version above)
  2. cassandra-driver-core (see matrix version above)
- 3. Jackson core, annotations, databind & module jaxb annotations 2.9.8
+ 3. Jackson core, annotations, databind & module jaxb annotations 2.9.9
  4. Google Auto Common 0.4
  5. Google Auto Service 1.0-rc2
  6. Java Poet 1.5.1 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 858d517db..c49edce52 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <cassandra.version>3.11.3</cassandra.version>
         <datastax.driver.core.version>3.6.0</datastax.driver.core.version>
-        <fasterxml.jackson.version>2.9.8</fasterxml.jackson.version>
+        <fasterxml.jackson.version>2.9.9</fasterxml.jackson.version>
         <commons.lang.version>3.3.2</commons.lang.version>
         <commons.io.version>2.4</commons.io.version>
         <commons.collections.version>3.2.2</commons.collections.version>