diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 6b7ed14028..e0053b7ca0 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ tomcat = "9.0.105"
 tomcat-jakarta = "10.1.40"
 
 apache = "4.1.5"
-apache5 = "5.4.4"
+apache5 = "5.5"
 apacheds = "2.0.0.AM27"
 okhttp = "4.12.0"
 okio = "3.12.0"
diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-apache5/jvm/src/io/ktor/client/engine/apache5/Apache5Engine.kt b/ktor-client/ktor-client-apache5/jvm/src/io/ktor/client/engine/apache5/Apache5Engine.kt
index 125f0ebd1c..cc8a39fe1d 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-apache5/jvm/src/io/ktor/client/engine/apache5/Apache5Engine.kt
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-apache5/jvm/src/io/ktor/client/engine/apache5/Apache5Engine.kt
@@ -92,11 +92,8 @@ internal class Apache5Engine(override val config: Apache5EngineConfig) : HttpCli
                             ClientTlsStrategyBuilder.create()
                                 .setSslContext(config.sslContext ?: SSLContexts.createSystemDefault())
                                 .setTlsVersions(TLS.V_1_3, TLS.V_1_2)
-                                // TODO: Uncomment this line and remove apply after update to v5.5
-                                //  https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/commit/001eff70646c982c8c4a7c8a385d92f42579f2b5
-                                // .setHostVerificationPolicy(config.sslHostnameVerificationPolicy)
-                                .apply { setHostnameVerificationPolicy(config.sslHostnameVerificationPolicy) }
-                                .build()
+                                .setHostVerificationPolicy(config.sslHostnameVerificationPolicy)
+                                .buildAsync()
                         )
                         .setDefaultConnectionConfig(
                             ConnectionConfig.custom()