diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d9e6851d1d0..699704989c4c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
              https://jena.apache.org/documentation/migrate_jena2_jena3.html -->
         <jena.version>2.13.0</jena.version>
         <!-- Used by (now obsolete) 'dspace-rest' WAR -->
-        <jersey.version>2.35</jersey.version>
+        <jersey.version>2.46</jersey.version>
 
         <!--=== MAVEN SETTINGS ===-->
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                             </goals>
                             <configuration>
                                 <rules>
-                                    <DependencyConvergence />
+                                    <DependencyConvergence/>
                                 </rules>
                             </configuration>
                         </execution>