diff --git a/adam-core/pom.xml b/adam-core/pom.xml
index 30b2bddc1..f1ceb5ed3 100644
--- a/adam-core/pom.xml
+++ b/adam-core/pom.xml
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@
       <groupId>org.bdgenomics.adam</groupId>
       <artifactId>adam-codegen-spark3_${scala.version.prefix}</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 753f1f62f..d2b7082da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -552,6 +552,11 @@
         <artifactId>paranamer</artifactId>
         <version>2.8</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+        <version>2.16.1</version>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>