diff --git a/base/pom.xml b/base/pom.xml
index e8e1c76..378abee 100644
--- a/base/pom.xml
+++ b/base/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ of Jackson: application code should only rely on `jackson-bom`
     <moditect.sourceGroup>${project.groupId}</moditect.sourceGroup>
     <moditect.sourceArtifact>${project.artifactId}</moditect.sourceArtifact>
     <moditect.sourceVersion>${project.version}</moditect.sourceVersion>
+
+    <!-- To fix [jackson-bom#52] need to first use better default version for
+         parent pom, and then also allow override as need be
+      -->
+    <jackson-bom.version>${project.parent.version}</jackson-bom.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -184,7 +189,7 @@ of Jackson: application code should only rely on `jackson-bom`
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>${project.version}</version>
+                <version>${jackson-bom.version}</version>
               </dependency>
             </platformDependencies>
           </configuration>
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index a432207..8dc53e4 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Jackson components (core, modules)
 === Releases (note: only includes patches with actual changes)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+(not yet released)
+
+#52: (backported from 2.14) Gradle reports incorrect jackson-bom dependency version
+
 2.13.4 (03-Sep-2022)
 2.13.3 (14-May-2022)