diff --git a/jaxrs2/pom.xml b/jaxrs2/pom.xml
index 7b2e3a3880..aba685cdea 100644
--- a/jaxrs2/pom.xml
+++ b/jaxrs2/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jersey-client</artifactId>
-      <version>2.39.1</version>
+      <version>2.40</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>