diff --git a/src/core/lombok/core/configuration/JacksonVersion.java b/src/core/lombok/core/configuration/JacksonVersion.java
index 7f1e9e4c..2b1efe71 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/core/configuration/JacksonVersion.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/core/configuration/JacksonVersion.java
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ public final class JacksonVersion implements ConfigurationValueType {
 	private final boolean useJackson2;
 	private final boolean useJackson3;
 
-	public static final JacksonVersion _2 = new JacksonVersion(true,  false);
-	public static final JacksonVersion _3 = new JacksonVersion(false,  true);
-	public static final JacksonVersion _23 = new JacksonVersion(true,  true);
+	private static final JacksonVersion _2 = new JacksonVersion(true,  false);
+	private static final JacksonVersion _3 = new JacksonVersion(false,  true);
+	private static final JacksonVersion _23 = new JacksonVersion(true,  true);
 
-	public JacksonVersion(boolean useJackson2, boolean useJackson3) {
-		this.useJackson2 = useJackson2;
-		this.useJackson3 = useJackson3;
+	public static final JacksonVersion getDefault() {
+		return _2;
 	}
 
 	public static String exampleValue() {
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ public final class JacksonVersion implements ConfigurationValueType {
 
 	public static JacksonVersion valueOf(String value) {
 		if (value == null || value.isEmpty()) {
-			return _2;
+			return getDefault();
 		} else if ("2".equals(value.trim())) {
 			return _2;
 		} else if ("3".equals(value.trim())) {
@@ -36,6 +35,11 @@ public final class JacksonVersion implements ConfigurationValueType {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private JacksonVersion(boolean useJackson2, boolean useJackson3) {
+		this.useJackson2 = useJackson2;
+		this.useJackson3 = useJackson3;
+	}
+
 	public boolean useJackson2() {
 		return useJackson2;
 	}
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
index dec1a666..ab43f0a7 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class HandleJacksonized extends EclipseAnnotationHandler<Jacksonized> {
 		ClassLiteralAccess builderClassLiteralAccess = new ClassLiteralAccess(td.sourceEnd, builderClassExpression);
 		MemberValuePair builderMvp = new MemberValuePair("builder".toCharArray(), td.sourceStart, td.sourceEnd, builderClassLiteralAccess);
 
-		JacksonVersion jacksonVersion = annotationNode.getAst().readConfigurationOr(ConfigurationKeys.JACKSONIZED_JACKSON_VERSION, JacksonVersion._2);
+		JacksonVersion jacksonVersion = annotationNode.getAst().readConfigurationOr(ConfigurationKeys.JACKSONIZED_JACKSON_VERSION, JacksonVersion.getDefault());
 		if (jacksonVersion == null || !jacksonVersion.isValid()) {
 			annotationNode.addError("No valid jackson version selected.");
 			return;
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
index e33a9283..b0270619 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class HandleJacksonized extends JavacAnnotationHandler<Jacksonized> {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		JacksonVersion jacksonVersion = annotationNode.getAst().readConfigurationOr(ConfigurationKeys.JACKSONIZED_JACKSON_VERSION, JacksonVersion._2);
+		JacksonVersion jacksonVersion = annotationNode.getAst().readConfigurationOr(ConfigurationKeys.JACKSONIZED_JACKSON_VERSION, JacksonVersion.getDefault());
 		if (jacksonVersion == null || !jacksonVersion.isValid()) {
 			annotationNode.addError("No valid jackson version selected.");
 			return;