diff --git a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index d4a4725ec0..ec9ce9935c 100644
--- a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
   testImplementation("org.testcontainers:testcontainers:1.17.5")
-  testImplementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.13.4.2")
+  testImplementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.14.0")
   testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.21.9")
   testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.10.0")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.19.0-alpha")