diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 18a18d777c5c..52baaf5a67fc 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
             <artifactId>swagger-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.2</version>
+            <version>1.6.12</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>