diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index ed4cdb95c..28a4daa61 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@
       <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
       <version>1.3.2</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+      <version>6.1.1</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+      <version>6.1.1</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bde81c41..ef57f80d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         which conflict with dapr-sdk's jackson dependencies
         https://github.com/microsoft/durabletask-java/blob/main/client/build.gradle#L16
         -->
-    <jackson.version>2.12.3</jackson.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.16.1</jackson.version>
     <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
     <spotbugs.fail>true</spotbugs.fail>
     <spotbugs.exclude.filter.file>../spotbugs-exclude.xml</spotbugs.exclude.filter.file>