diff --git a/amf-apicontract.versions b/amf-apicontract.versions
index c79afa6e6f..665b8160d2 100644
--- a/amf-apicontract.versions
+++ b/amf-apicontract.versions
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-amf.apicontract=5.4.9-RC.0
+amf.apicontract=5.4.9-RC.1
 amf.aml=6.4.9-RC.0
 amf.model=3.8.2
 antlr4Version=0.7.25
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 3fe18b171d..3f8a8a8ea7 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ lazy val shapes = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
   .settings(commonSettings)
   .jvmSettings(
     libraryDependencies += "org.scala-js"                     %% "scalajs-stubs"          % "1.1.0" % "provided",
-    libraryDependencies += "com.github.everit-org.json-schema" % "org.everit.json.schema" % "1.12.2",
-    libraryDependencies += "org.json"                          % "json"                   % "20231013",
-    excludeDependencies += "com.fasterxml.jackson.core"        % "jackson-databind", // transitive from everit
+    libraryDependencies += "com.github.everit-org.json-schema" % "org.everit.json.schema" % "1.12.2" excludeAll (
+      ExclusionRule(organization = "org.json", name = "json")
+    ),
+    excludeDependencies += "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-databind", // transitive from everit
+    libraryDependencies += "org.json"                   % "json" % "20231013",
     Compile / packageDoc / artifactPath := baseDirectory.value / "target" / "artifact" / "amf-shapes-javadoc.jar"
   )
   .jsSettings(