diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3799d12..30aa428 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-api</artifactId>
-      <version>6.3</version>
+      <version>7.6.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>