diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7b2de27453..233536394d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ jacksonJaxrsBaseVersion=2.21.0
 # Note the inconsistent version numbering for "annotations"... it no longer matches the above
 jacksonAnnotationsVersion=2.21
 
+# Spring Boot brings in a transitive dependency on Jackson 3.x. It has changed package names and can coexist with Jackson 2.x.
+jackson3Version=3.1.0
+
 # The Jakarta Activation API version that Angus Activation implements. Keep in sync with angusActivationVersion (above).
 jakartaActivationApiVersion=2.1.4
 
diff --git a/server/embedded/build.gradle b/server/embedded/build.gradle
index b33f938b01..b3ea6acce5 100644
--- a/server/embedded/build.gradle
+++ b/server/embedded/build.gradle
@@ -41,11 +41,27 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:${jacksonAnnotationsVersion}"
 
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:${springBootVersion}") {
-        exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-json" // Not used (?) and pulls in an old version of Jackson
         exclude group: "jakarta.annotation", module: "jakarta.annotation-api" // Already present in tomcat-annotations-api
         exclude group: "org.apache.tomcat.embed", module: "tomcat-embed-core" // We want to force apacheTomcatVersion
     }
 
+    // Allows forcing a Jackson version that differs from spring-boot's version (e.g., to address CVEs)
+    implementation('tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind') {
+        version {
+            strictly "${jackson3Version}"
+        }
+    }
+    implementation('tools.jackson.core:jackson-core') {
+        version {
+            strictly "${jackson3Version}"
+        }
+    }
+    implementation('tools.jackson:jackson-bom') {
+        version {
+            strictly "${jackson3Version}"
+        }
+    }
+
     // Allows forcing a Spring Framework version that differs from spring-boot's version (e.g., to address CVEs)
     implementation('org.springframework:spring-aop') {
         version {