diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d802d7185..bcd68236d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <jackson.version>2.8.9</jackson.version>
+        
+        <!--  See https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3903 for a discussion of the version of jackson that is needed -->
+        <jackson.version>2.8.11</jackson.version>
         <jersey.version>2.22.1</jersey.version>
         <java.version>1.7</java.version>
         <postgresql.driver.version>42.2.1</postgresql.driver.version>