diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml
index 52bdf8bc5d..9bf75fe4e2 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <javaassist.version>3.27.0-GA</javaassist.version>
+        <esapi.version>2.5.2.0</esapi.version>
         <jol-core.version>0.10</jol-core.version>
         <asm.version>9.4</asm.version>
         <bcel.version>6.5.0</bcel.version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98e3473c50..367dd94405 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1271,7 +1271,6 @@
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
-        <esapi.version>2.5.0.0</esapi.version>
         <jmh-core.version>1.36</jmh-core.version>
         <jmh-generator.version>1.36</jmh-generator.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>