diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f5a4d7a4dd..3874cfe4b16 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.directory.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-ldap-codec-standalone</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.3</version>
+        <version>2.1.7</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>