diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index c8d6b66c0..20ad0399d 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 pullRequests.frequency = "@weekly"
 
 updates.pin  = [
-  // Play JSON should follow the Jackson version in Akka to avoid conflicts in Playframework
-  // https://github.com/akka/akka/blob/main/project/Dependencies.scala#L24
-  { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", version = "2.11." }
-  { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype", version = "2.11." }
 ]
 
 commits.message = "${artifactName} ${nextVersion} (was ${currentVersion})"
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index c6161b1cf..f27e0010c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ def specs2(scalaVersion: String) =
     ("org.specs2" %% s"specs2-$n" % "4.14.1").cross(CrossVersion.for3Use2_13) % Test
   }
 
-val jacksonVersion         = "2.11.4"
-val jacksonDatabindVersion = jacksonVersion
+val jacksonVersion         = "2.13.2"
+val jacksonDatabindVersion = "2.13.2.2"
 
 val jacksonDatabind = Seq(
   "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-databind" % jacksonDatabindVersion