diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 1b6ea25370..73c45652f1 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val protobufJavaVersion = "3.25.3"
   val logbackVersion = "1.3.14"
 
-  val jacksonCoreVersion = "2.16.1"
+  val jacksonCoreVersion = "2.16.2"
   val jacksonDatabindVersion = jacksonCoreVersion
 
   val scala212Version = "2.12.19"
diff --git a/serialization-jackson/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/serialization-jackson/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 3e315974f1..a9a1b3f188 100644
--- a/serialization-jackson/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/serialization-jackson/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pekko.serialization.jackson {
 #//#stream-read-constraints
 pekko.serialization.jackson {
   read {
-    # see https://www.javadoc.io/static/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core/2.16.1/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/StreamReadConstraints.html
+    # see https://www.javadoc.io/static/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core/2.16.2/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/StreamReadConstraints.html
     # these defaults are the same as the defaults in `StreamReadConstraints`
     max-nesting-depth = 1000
     max-number-length = 1000
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pekko.serialization.jackson {
   }
 
   write {
-    # see https://www.javadoc.io/static/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core/2.16.1/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/StreamWriteConstraints.html
+    # see https://www.javadoc.io/static/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core/2.16.2/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/StreamWriteConstraints.html
     # these defaults are the same as the defaults in `StreamWriteConstraints`
     max-nesting-depth = 1000
   }