diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index de665641715..2417c9d3d40 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val logbackVersion = "1.5.37"
 
   val jacksonAnnotationsVersion = "2.21"
-  val jacksonVersion2 = "2.22.0"
+  val jacksonVersion2 = "2.22.1"
   val jacksonVersion3 = "3.2.0"
 
   val scala213Version = "2.13.18"
diff --git a/serialization-jackson/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/serialization/jackson/JacksonSerializerSpec.scala b/serialization-jackson/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/serialization/jackson/JacksonSerializerSpec.scala
index 242a866440a..e4c15686d49 100644
--- a/serialization-jackson/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/serialization/jackson/JacksonSerializerSpec.scala
+++ b/serialization-jackson/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/serialization/jackson/JacksonSerializerSpec.scala
@@ -732,12 +732,6 @@ class JacksonJsonSerializerSpec extends JacksonSerializerSpec("jackson-json") {
 }
 
 object JacksonSerializerSpec {
-  private[jackson] def isScala38OrLater: Boolean =
-    scala.util.Properties.versionNumberString.split("[.-]").toList match {
-      case "3" :: minor :: _ => minor.toIntOption.exists(_ >= 8)
-      case _                 => false
-    }
-
   def baseConfig(serializerName: String): String = s"""
     pekko.actor {
       serialization-bindings {
@@ -1050,13 +1044,7 @@ abstract class JacksonSerializerSpec(serializerName: String)
     }
 
     "serialize message with Enumeration property (using Jackson legacy format)" in {
-      // jackson-module-scala issue #795: Scala 3.8+ blocks the legacy serializer's reflective owner lookup.
-      if (JacksonSerializerSpec.isScala38OrLater)
-        pendingUntilFixed {
-          checkSerialization(Alien("E.T.", Planet.Mars))
-        }
-      else
-        checkSerialization(Alien("E.T.", Planet.Mars))
+      checkSerialization(Alien("E.T.", Planet.Mars))
     }
 
     "serialize message with Enumeration property as a String" in {