diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b0a63d553e..ca8a01a69d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@
         <version.jaxb.api>2.4.0-b180830.0359</version.jaxb.api>
         <com.sun.jaxb.version>2.3.0</com.sun.jaxb.version>
         <com.sun.jaxb.impl.version>2.3.1</com.sun.jaxb.impl.version>
-        <synapse.version>4.0.0-wso2v159</synapse.version>
+        <synapse.version>4.0.0-wso2v161</synapse.version>
         <imp.pkg.version.synapse>[4.0.0, 4.0.1)</imp.pkg.version.synapse>
         <carbon.mediation.version>4.7.215</carbon.mediation.version>
         <carbon.crypto.version>1.1.3</carbon.crypto.version>