diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml b/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml
index d1ce8703bc0..4ad322b060d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     <properties>
         <swagger-annotations-version>1.5.8</swagger-annotations-version>
         <jersey-version>2.22.2</jersey-version>
-        <jackson-version>2.7.0</jackson-version>
+        <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
         <jodatime-version>2.7</jodatime-version>
         <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
         <junit-version>4.8.1</junit-version>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache
index 98aaf188558..4f21294500f 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <feign-version>9.4.0</feign-version>
     <feign-form-version>2.1.0</feign-form-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.8.7</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
     <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
     <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
     <oltu-version>1.0.1</oltu-version>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resteasy/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resteasy/pom.mustache
index ffea816e218..15ab95dee44 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resteasy/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resteasy/pom.mustache
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
   <properties>
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <resteasy-version>3.1.3.Final</resteasy-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.7.5</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
     {{^java8}}
     <jodatime-version>2.9.9</jodatime-version>
     {{/java8}}
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/pom.mustache
index 039060d9c62..df7a5a3bcb4 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/pom.mustache
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     <beanvalidation-version>1.1.0.Final</beanvalidation-version>
 {{/useBeanValidation}}    
     <cxf-version>3.1.11</cxf-version>
-    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.4</jackson-jaxrs-version>
+    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.9</jackson-jaxrs-version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/server/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/server/pom.mustache
index 853a2d9fb11..8fa5b8714cf 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/server/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/server/pom.mustache
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
     <spring.boot-version>1.3.3.RELEASE</spring.boot-version>
 {{/generateSpringBootApplication}}    
     <cxf-version>3.1.11</cxf-version>
-    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.4</jackson-jaxrs-version>
+    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.9</jackson-jaxrs-version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/libraries/jersey1/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/libraries/jersey1/pom.mustache
index bc09c88cd5a..c813c3a9b8f 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/libraries/jersey1/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/libraries/jersey1/pom.mustache
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <jetty-version>9.2.9.v20150224</jetty-version>
     <jersey-version>1.19.1</jersey-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.8.7</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.7.21</slf4j-version>
     <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
     <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/pom.mustache
index f56cb7c07a7..589b0501e83 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/pom.mustache
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <jetty-version>9.2.9.v20150224</jetty-version>
     <jersey2-version>2.22.2</jersey2-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.8.7</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
   {{#supportJava6}}
     <commons_io_version>2.5</commons_io_version>
     <commons_lang3_version>3.5</commons_lang3_version>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache
index 7b0e1c03cee..2297d93accd 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
         <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
         <springfox-version>2.4.0</springfox-version>
-        <jackson-version>2.4.5</jackson-version>
+        <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
         <spring-version>4.2.5.RELEASE</spring-version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/scala/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/scala/pom.mustache
index 4d52c3ae2ef..1c72f7d4fde 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/scala/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/scala/pom.mustache
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <jersey-async-version>1.0.5</jersey-async-version>
     <maven-plugin.version>1.0.0</maven-plugin.version>
-    <jackson-version>2.4.2</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
 
     <junit-version>4.8.1</junit-version>
     <scala-maven-plugin-version>3.1.5</scala-maven-plugin-version>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/resources/2_0/templates/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/resources/2_0/templates/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
index a865adc3c11..e875fc26b3e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/resources/2_0/templates/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/resources/2_0/templates/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
   <properties>
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.9</swagger-core-version>
     <jersey-version>2.22.2</jersey-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.7.5</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
     {{^java8}}
     <jodatime-version>2.9.4</jodatime-version>
     {{/java8}}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd79b514add..8604fe2da8d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@
         <commons-io-version>2.4</commons-io-version>
         <commons-cli-version>1.2</commons-cli-version>
         <junit-version>4.8.1</junit-version>
-        <jackson-version>2.8.5</jackson-version>
+        <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
         <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
         <commons-lang-version>3.4</commons-lang-version>
         <slf4j-version>1.7.12</slf4j-version>
diff --git a/pom.xml.circleci b/pom.xml.circleci
index 2a76fe27225..8672fde85d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml.circleci
+++ b/pom.xml.circleci
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@
         <commons-io-version>2.4</commons-io-version>
         <commons-cli-version>1.2</commons-cli-version>
         <junit-version>4.8.1</junit-version>
-        <jackson-version>2.8.5</jackson-version>
+        <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
         <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
         <commons-lang-version>3.4</commons-lang-version>
         <slf4j-version>1.7.12</slf4j-version>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore-security-test/scala/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore-security-test/scala/pom.xml
index 53980f82fc1..283256f2489 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore-security-test/scala/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore-security-test/scala/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <jersey-async-version>1.0.5</jersey-async-version>
     <maven-plugin.version>1.0.0</maven-plugin.version>
-    <jackson-version>2.4.2</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
 
     <junit-version>4.8.1</junit-version>
     <scala-maven-plugin-version>3.1.5</scala-maven-plugin-version>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/feign/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/feign/pom.xml
index 165ceec4c9d..4aaadeba83c 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/feign/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/feign/pom.xml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <feign-version>9.4.0</feign-version>
     <feign-form-version>2.1.0</feign-form-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.8.7</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
     <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
     <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
     <oltu-version>1.0.1</oltu-version>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/resteasy/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/resteasy/pom.xml
index aba73d0ed9e..0f7ee5a1d9f 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/resteasy/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/resteasy/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
   <properties>
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <resteasy-version>3.1.3.Final</resteasy-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.7.5</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
     <jodatime-version>2.9.9</jodatime-version>
     <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
     <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-client/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-client/pom.xml
index db633439012..0c5cec23101 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-client/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-client/pom.xml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
     <beanvalidation-version>1.1.0.Final</beanvalidation-version>
     <cxf-version>3.1.11</cxf-version>
-    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.4</jackson-jaxrs-version>
+    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.9</jackson-jaxrs-version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
index f85557041b3..5e6f5059b82 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     <logback-version>1.1.7</logback-version>
     <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
     <cxf-version>3.1.11</cxf-version>
-    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.4</jackson-jaxrs-version>
+    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.9</jackson-jaxrs-version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/scala/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/scala/pom.xml
index 53980f82fc1..283256f2489 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/scala/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/scala/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <jersey-async-version>1.0.5</jersey-async-version>
     <maven-plugin.version>1.0.0</maven-plugin.version>
-    <jackson-version>2.4.2</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
 
     <junit-version>4.8.1</junit-version>
     <scala-maven-plugin-version>3.1.5</scala-maven-plugin-version>
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
index d65c71a3dd7..3d7d56c8519 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
     <beanvalidation-version>1.1.0.Final</beanvalidation-version>
     <cxf-version>3.1.11</cxf-version>
-    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.4</jackson-jaxrs-version>
+    <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.8.9</jackson-jaxrs-version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey1/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey1/pom.xml
index 4dee0ee4221..efaa0edf24b 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey1/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey1/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <jetty-version>9.2.9.v20150224</jetty-version>
     <jersey-version>1.19.1</jersey-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.8.7</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.7.21</slf4j-version>
     <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
     <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey2/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey2/pom.xml
index 0cfd796880e..03d596436fd 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey2/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey2/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.15</swagger-core-version>
     <jetty-version>9.2.9.v20150224</jetty-version>
     <jersey2-version>2.22.2</jersey2-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.8.7</jackson-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
     <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
     <logback-version>1.1.7</logback-version>
     <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/pom.xml
index 8578de44846..3c13f6cd267 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
         <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
         <springfox-version>2.4.0</springfox-version>
-        <jackson-version>2.4.5</jackson-version>
+        <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
         <spring-version>4.2.5.RELEASE</spring-version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/pom.xml
index a1426c0e40e..69fffcc592d 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
         <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
         <springfox-version>2.4.0</springfox-version>
-        <jackson-version>2.4.5</jackson-version>
+        <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
         <spring-version>4.2.5.RELEASE</spring-version>
     </properties>
 </project>