diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c9ad61b..342188a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.11.0'
   implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.15.0'
 
-  implementation group: 'org.apache.directory.api', name: 'api-ldap-client-api', version: '1.0.3'
+  implementation group: 'org.apache.directory.api', name: 'api-ldap-client-api', version: '2.1.7'
   constraints {
     implementation('org.apache.mina:mina-core:2.0.25') {
       because "api-ldap-client-api use an older MINA 2.0 version"