diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1fe0bd16422..d907544b027 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     <simulacron.version>0.13.0.0</simulacron.version>
     <jsr353-api.version>1.1.4</jsr353-api.version>
     <jersey.version>2.31</jersey.version>
-    <hk2.version>2.5.0</hk2.version>
+    <hk2.version>3.1.1</hk2.version>
     <jax-rs.version>2.1.1</jax-rs.version>
     <jsr353-ri.version>1.1.4</jsr353-ri.version>
     <rxjava.version>2.2.21</rxjava.version>