diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 0c02002c144..ea182a74836 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>dnsjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>dnsjava</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.9</version>
+            <version>3.6.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>