diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4d54052..aadf6a8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jersey-client</artifactId>
-            <version>2.39.1</version>
+            <version>2.40</version>
         </dependency>