diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index f419dff321555..9927282edd429 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         <!-- GraalVM sdk 23.1.2 has a minimum JDK requirement of 17+ at runtime -->
         <graal-sdk.version>23.1.2</graal-sdk.version>
         <gizmo.version>1.8.0</gizmo.version>
-        <jackson-bom.version>2.17.2</jackson-bom.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>2.18.0</jackson-bom.version>
         <commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>1.0.0.Final</commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.17.0</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-codec.version>1.17.1</commons-codec.version>
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderTest.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderTest.java
index 50f01a16723df..7a85837bc3730 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderTest.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public JavaArchive get() {
 
     @Test
     public void test() {
-        RestAssured.with().contentType("application/json").body("{\"name\": \"brie\"}").put("/fromage")
+        RestAssured.with().contentType("application/json").body("{\"price\": \"ten\"}").put("/fromage")
                 .then().statusCode(400);
     }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderWithCustomMapperTest.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderWithCustomMapperTest.java
index 3f81433845e81..9a2fc3f91d5c6 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderWithCustomMapperTest.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderWithCustomMapperTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public JavaArchive get() {
 
     @Test
     public void test() {
-        RestAssured.with().contentType("application/json").body("{\"name\": \"brie\"}").put("/fromage")
+        RestAssured.with().contentType("application/json").body("{\"price\": \"ten\"}").put("/fromage")
                 .then().statusCode(406);
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderWithExcludedBuiltInAndIncludedCustomMapperTest.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderWithExcludedBuiltInAndIncludedCustomMapperTest.java
index e334002585c07..737ff3e84ef46 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderWithExcludedBuiltInAndIncludedCustomMapperTest.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/ExceptionInReaderWithExcludedBuiltInAndIncludedCustomMapperTest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public JavaArchive get() {
 
     @Test
     public void test() {
-        RestAssured.with().contentType("application/json").body("{\"name\": \"brie\"}").put("/fromage")
+        RestAssured.with().contentType("application/json").body("{\"price\": \"ten\"}").put("/fromage")
                 .then().statusCode(999);
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/FroMage.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/FroMage.java
index b0770514f40e0..3dc2deece8c92 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/FroMage.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/jackson/deployment/test/FroMage.java
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 package io.quarkus.resteasy.reactive.jackson.deployment.test;
 
 public class FroMage {
-    public String name;
+    public Integer price;
 
-    // required for Jackson
-    // public FroMage() {}
-    public FroMage(String name) {
-        this.name = name;
+    public FroMage(Integer price) {
+        this.price = price;
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "FroMage: " + name;
+        return "FroMage: " + price;
     }
 }
diff --git a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 964a3bfb40cf4..c0199ed05e971 100644
--- a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven-core.version>3.9.9</maven-core.version>
-        <jackson-bom.version>2.17.2</jackson-bom.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>2.18.0</jackson-bom.version>
         <smallrye-beanbag.version>1.5.2</smallrye-beanbag.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.11.0</junit.jupiter.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
index 5a0c280640db0..f29e7fa211593 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <vertx.version>4.5.9</vertx.version>
         <rest-assured.version>5.5.0</rest-assured.version>
         <commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>1.0.0.Final</commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>
-        <jackson-bom.version>2.17.2</jackson-bom.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>2.18.0</jackson-bom.version>
         <smallrye-stork.version>2.7.0</smallrye-stork.version>
         <jakarta.validation-api.version>3.0.2</jakarta.validation-api.version>
         <yasson.version>3.0.4</yasson.version>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
index ede9b91ac4486..7765ca39007a9 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
         <!-- Versions -->
         <assertj.version>3.26.3</assertj.version>
-        <jackson-bom.version>2.17.2</jackson-bom.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>2.18.0</jackson-bom.version>
         <jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>4.1.0</jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>
         <junit.version>5.11.0</junit.version>
         <commons-compress.version>1.27.1</commons-compress.version>