diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6d3066483..c832c4bd0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "tools/flagd-http-connector": "0.0.5",
   "tools/flagd-api": "1.0.0",
   "tools/flagd-api-testkit": "0.2.1",
-  "tools/flagd-core": "2.0.0",
+  "tools/flagd-core": "2.0.1",
   ".": "1.0.0",
   "providers/optimizely": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e68e6c96..245e64096 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.1](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v2.0.0...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v2.0.1) (2026-08-20)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **security:** update dependency com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind to v2.22.1 [security] ([#1823](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1823)) ([4f1ae9b](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/4f1ae9b5ac1bba9242aa3ff2ec5c43c94f7989fe))
+
 ## [2.0.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v1.2.0...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v2.0.0) (2026-06-02)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/README.md b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
index d1d2e2f2b..b2e39517c 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/README.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ProviderEvaluation<Boolean> result = core.resolveBooleanValue("myBoolFlag", eval
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>2.0.1</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
index 666816893..71315ae71 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>2.0.1</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <module-name>${groupId}.flagdcore</module-name>
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
index 227cea215..38f77a65b 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.0
+2.0.1