diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index c47f6b1e6ccb..18a18d777c5c 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>dnsjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>dnsjava</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.3</version>
+            <version>3.5.2</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>