diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 20b898a..9cf73c7 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ publishing {
 signing {
     sign(publishing.publications["intershopMvn"])
 }
-
+val jacksonVersion = "2.15.3"
 dependencies {
     implementation(gradleApi())
     implementation(localGroovy())
@@ -305,7 +305,14 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(gradleKotlinDsl())
 
     implementation("org.apache.solr:solr-solrj:8.11.2")
-    implementation("com.bmuschko:gradle-docker-plugin:8.1.0")
+    implementation("com.bmuschko:gradle-docker-plugin:8.1.0") {
+        // avoid to use "old"-jackson-version
+        exclude(group = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", module = "jackson-core")
+        exclude(group = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", module = "jackson-annotations")
+    }
+    // manually include "newer"-jackson-version
+    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:$jacksonVersion")
+    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:$jacksonVersion")
     implementation("com.intershop.gradle.icm:icm-gradle-plugin:5.8.0")
     implementation("com.intershop.gradle.jobrunner:icmjobrunner:1.0.5")