diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09994b527d0..5d484738142 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <pax-exam.version>4.12.0</pax-exam.version>
     <simulacron.version>0.8.9</simulacron.version>
     <jsr353-api.version>1.0</jsr353-api.version>
-    <jersey.version>2.28</jersey.version>
+    <jersey.version>2.39</jersey.version>
     <hk2.version>2.5.0</hk2.version>
     <jax-rs.version>2.0.1</jax-rs.version>
     <jsr353-ri.version>1.1.4</jsr353-ri.version>