diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index c2ec593e7c..168cf03fc3 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 pullRequests.frequency = "@monthly"
 
 updates.pin  = [
-  { groupId = "org.scalatest", artifactId = "scalatest", version = "3.1." },
+  { groupId = "org.scalatest", artifactId = "scalatest", version = "3.1." }
+  { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", artifactId = "jackson-core", version = "2.10." }
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", artifactId = "jackson-databind", version = "2.10." }
 ]
 
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ updates.ignore = [
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.module", artifactId = "jackson-module-parameter-names" },
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.module", artifactId = "jackson-module-scala" },
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", artifactId = "jackson-annotations" },
-  { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", artifactId = "jackson-core" },
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat", artifactId = "jackson-dataformat-cbor" },
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype", artifactId = "jackson-datatype-jsr310" },
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype", artifactId = "jackson-datatype-jdk8" },
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index ff7ea4b2b1..f0f504cba4 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ object Dependencies {
   // https://github.com/real-logic/aeron/blob/1.x.y/build.gradle
   val agronaVersion = "1.8.0"
   val nettyVersion = "3.10.6.Final"
-  val jacksonVersion = "2.10.5"
   val protobufJavaVersion = "3.11.4"
   val logbackVersion = "1.2.3"
 
+  val jacksonVersion = "2.10.5"
+  val jacksonDatabindVersion = "2.10.5.1"
+
   val scala212Version = "2.12.11"
   val scala213Version = "2.13.3"
 
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
     val jacksonCore = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-core" % jacksonVersion // ApacheV2
     val jacksonAnnotations = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-annotations" % jacksonVersion // ApacheV2
-    val jacksonDatabind = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-databind" % jacksonVersion // ApacheV2
+    val jacksonDatabind = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-databind" % jacksonDatabindVersion // ApacheV2
     val jacksonJdk8 = "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype" % "jackson-datatype-jdk8" % jacksonVersion // ApacheV2
     val jacksonJsr310 = "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype" % "jackson-datatype-jsr310" % jacksonVersion // ApacheV2
     val jacksonScala = "com.fasterxml.jackson.module" %% "jackson-module-scala" % jacksonVersion // ApacheV2