diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5aba9983ef..1321b6a0b2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
         <formatter-maven-plugin.version>2.19.0</formatter-maven-plugin.version>
         <directory-maven-plugin.version>1.0</directory-maven-plugin.version>
         <impsort-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</impsort-maven-plugin.version>
+        <okhttp.version>4.10.0</okhttp.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
@@ -164,6 +165,25 @@
                 <artifactId>operator-framework</artifactId>
                 <version>${project.version}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <!--
+            regarding the okhttp explicit version
+            see https://github.com/fabric8io/kubernetes-client/issues/4290
+            -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
+                <artifactId>okhttp</artifactId>
+                <version>${okhttp.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
+                <artifactId>logging-interceptor</artifactId>
+                <version>${okhttp.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
+                <artifactId>mockwebserver</artifactId>
+                <version>${okhttp.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>