We appreciate issues as very valuable contributions, but just to make sure here are things that are important to do before filing an issue: * Only report issues (and perhaps request new features, FEATURE):,Usage Questions should be asked on [Jackson-users](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/jackson-users) list -- you are more likely to get help that way (and we will promptly close questions-as-issues) * Check to see if this issue has already been reported (quick glance at existing issues): no deep search necessary, just quick sanity check * Include version information for Jackson version you use * (optional but highly recommended) Verify that the problem occurs with the latest patch of same minor version; and even better, if possible, try using the latest stable patch version * For example: if you observe an issue with version `2.4.1`, first upgrade to `2.4.6` to ensure problem has not already been fixed.