diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 547be787e4c..395729649cf 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.opencsv</groupId>
             <artifactId>opencsv</artifactId>
-            <version>5.7.1</version>
+            <version>5.9</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Email templating -->