diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 113c27413..3fdddf725 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <git-repository-name>cloudant-java-sdk</git-repository-name>
 
         <testng-version>7.7.1</testng-version>
-        <okhttp3-version>4.12.0</okhttp3-version>
+        <okhttp3-version>5.1.0</okhttp3-version>
         <surefire-version>3.5.3</surefire-version>
         <jacoco-plugin-version>0.8.13</jacoco-plugin-version>
         <maven-deploy-plugin-version>3.1.4</maven-deploy-plugin-version>