diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 595cf38..5a97f43 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -33,10 +33,17 @@
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
+      <groupId>jakarta.json</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jakarta.json-api</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.3</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
       <groupId>io.smallrye.common</groupId>
       <artifactId>smallrye-common-constraint</artifactId>
       <version>2.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
+
+    <!-- Include Parsson for backwards-compatibility. -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.parsson</groupId>
       <artifactId>parsson</artifactId>
@@ -57,16 +64,16 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jmh-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.35</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
+      <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jmh-core</artifactId>
+      <version>1.35</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
-        <version>1.35</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
+      <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
+      <version>1.35</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>