diff --git a/exist-parent/pom.xml b/exist-parent/pom.xml
index 4ac361d22ce..c955c7ac97f 100644
--- a/exist-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-parent/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <jaxb.api.version>4.0.5</jaxb.api.version>
         <jaxb.impl.version>4.0.2</jaxb.impl.version>
         <eclipse.angus-activation.version>2.0.3</eclipse.angus-activation.version>
-        <jetty.version>12.0.33</jetty.version>
+        <jetty.version>12.1.9</jetty.version>
         <log4j.version>2.26.0</log4j.version>
         <lucene.version>10.4.0</lucene.version>
         <milton.version>1.8.1.3</milton.version>
diff --git a/extensions/modules/file/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/modules/file/RestBinariesTest.java b/extensions/modules/file/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/modules/file/RestBinariesTest.java
index de93012eda0..3b904d2a39c 100644
--- a/extensions/modules/file/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/modules/file/RestBinariesTest.java
+++ b/extensions/modules/file/src/test/java/org/exist/xquery/modules/file/RestBinariesTest.java
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ private HttpResponse postXquery(final String xquery) throws JAXBException, IOExc
         try(final UnsynchronizedByteArrayOutputStream baos = UnsynchronizedByteArrayOutputStream.builder().get()) {
             marshaller.marshal(query, baos);
             response = executor.execute(Request.Post(getRestUrl() + "/db/")
+                    .connectTimeout(10000).socketTimeout(10000)
                     .bodyByteArray(baos.toByteArray(), ContentType.APPLICATION_XML)
             ).returnResponse();
         }