diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 4b2338e3c..6dc1c6739 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
             <artifactId>okhttp</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11.0</version>
+            <version>5.2.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!--        gRPC implementation-->