diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 089b98d3ed..e829411bb5 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -683,13 +683,15 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ws.commons.axiom</groupId>
             <artifactId>axiom-impl</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.17</version>
+            <!-- NOTE: SWORDv2 needs 1.2.14, required by Abdera: https://abdera.apache.org/ -->
+            <version>1.2.14</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ws.commons.axiom</groupId>
             <artifactId>axiom-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.17</version>
+            <!-- NOTE: SWORDv2 needs 1.2.14, required by Abdera: https://abdera.apache.org/ -->
+            <version>1.2.14</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>