diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index 81e0ddea0794f..a9f44b0e2c4b7 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <plexus-component-annotations.version>2.1.0</plexus-component-annotations.version>
         <graal-sdk.version>23.0.1</graal-sdk.version>
         <gizmo.version>1.7.0</gizmo.version>
-        <jackson-bom.version>2.15.3</jackson-bom.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>2.16.0</jackson-bom.version>
         <commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>1.0.0.Final</commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.14.0</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-codec.version>1.16.0</commons-codec.version>
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/restclient/jackson/deployment/ZonedDateTimeObjectMapperCustomizer.java b/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/restclient/jackson/deployment/ZonedDateTimeObjectMapperCustomizer.java
index 950ecc5c60c96..a9ffa8bb49077 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/restclient/jackson/deployment/ZonedDateTimeObjectMapperCustomizer.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client-jackson/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/restclient/jackson/deployment/ZonedDateTimeObjectMapperCustomizer.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonDeserializer;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.ser.ZonedDateTimeSerializer;
 
 import io.quarkus.jackson.ObjectMapperCustomizer;
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@
 @Singleton
 public class ZonedDateTimeObjectMapperCustomizer implements ObjectMapperCustomizer {
 
+    @Override
+    public int priority() {
+        return MINIMUM_PRIORITY;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void customize(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
-        JavaTimeModule customDateModule = new JavaTimeModule();
+        SimpleModule customDateModule = new SimpleModule();
         customDateModule.addSerializer(ZonedDateTime.class, new ZonedDateTimeSerializer(
                 new DateTimeFormatterBuilder().appendInstant(0).toFormatter().withZone(ZoneId.of("Z"))));
         customDateModule.addDeserializer(ZonedDateTime.class, new ZonedDateTimeEuropeLondonDeserializer());
diff --git a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 0d739ecfd75d2..46d34da8e3412 100644
--- a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.2.1</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.surefire.plugin>3.1.2</version.surefire.plugin>
         <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.10.2</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
-        <jackson-bom.version>2.15.3</jackson-bom.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>2.16.0</jackson-bom.version>
         <smallrye-beanbag.version>1.3.2</smallrye-beanbag.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.1</junit.jupiter.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
index a2a9f7135c243..f5cce96962437 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <vertx.version>4.4.6</vertx.version>
         <rest-assured.version>5.3.2</rest-assured.version>
         <commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>1.0.0.Final</commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>
-        <jackson-bom.version>2.15.3</jackson-bom.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>2.16.0</jackson-bom.version>
         <smallrye-stork.version>2.4.0</smallrye-stork.version>
         <jakarta.validation-api.version>3.0.2</jakarta.validation-api.version>
         <yasson.version>3.0.3</yasson.version>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
index 6822bab5a2e96..20e306446b8b7 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
         <!-- Versions -->
         <assertj.version>3.24.2</assertj.version>
-        <jackson-bom.version>2.15.3</jackson-bom.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>2.16.0</jackson-bom.version>
         <jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>4.0.1</jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>
         <junit.version>5.10.1</junit.version>
         <commons-compress.version>1.25.0</commons-compress.version>