diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index e4bb127..e601f83 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ javaOptions in Universal ++= Seq(
 scalaVersion := "2.13.10"
 scalacOptions ++= Seq("-feature")
 
+val jacksonVersion = "2.13.3"
 val awsVersion = "1.12.649"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.softwaremill.macwire" %% "macros" % "2.5.0" % "provided",
   "com.softwaremill.macwire" %% "util" % "2.5.0",
   "com.softwaremill.macwire" %% "proxy" % "2.5.0",
+  // Use the latest version of jackson
+  "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-databind" % jacksonVersion,
+  "com.fasterxml.jackson.module" %% "jackson-module-scala" % jacksonVersion,
   "com.amazonaws" % "aws-java-sdk-s3" % awsVersion,
   "com.amazonaws" % "aws-java-sdk-dynamodb" % awsVersion,
   "org.scalaz" %% "scalaz-core" % "7.3.7",
@@ -71,11 +75,6 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "7.0.1" % Test
 )
 
-dependencyOverrides ++= List(
-  // Play still uses an old version of jackson-core which has a vulnerability - https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONCORE-7569538
-  "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-core" % "2.17.2"
-)
-
 resolvers ++= Seq(
   "Guardian Github Releases" at "https://guardian.github.io/maven/repo-releases",
   "Guardian Github Snapshots" at "https://guardian.github.com/maven/repo-snapshots",