diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4a59084a..982685e64 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <git-repository-name>cloudant-java-sdk</git-repository-name>
 
         <testng-version>7.12.0</testng-version>
-        <okhttp3-version>5.5.0</okhttp3-version>
+        <okhttp3-version>5.5.1</okhttp3-version>
         <surefire-version>3.6.0</surefire-version>
         <jacoco-plugin-version>0.8.15</jacoco-plugin-version>
         <maven-deploy-plugin-version>3.2.0</maven-deploy-plugin-version>