diff --git a/content-xml/build.gradle b/content-xml/build.gradle
index 5825e86..506a6bd 100644
--- a/content-xml/build.gradle
+++ b/content-xml/build.gradle
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':content-core')
     compile project(':content-resource')
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-xml:${project.property('jackson.version')}"
+    compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${project.property('jackson-databind.version')}"
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 66140b1..b513960 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ name = content
 version = 2.0.0
 
 xbib-net.version = 2.0.0
-jackson.version = 2.8.11
+jackson.version = 2.9.9
+jackson-databind.version = 2.9.9.2
 
 # test
 junit.version = 4.12