diff --git a/dependencies/pom.xml b/dependencies/pom.xml
index f5f486f9ce1..677c42057d5 100644
--- a/dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <version.lib.jboss.transaction-api>1.0.0.Final</version.lib.jboss.transaction-api>
         <version.lib.jboss.transaction-spi>7.6.0.Final</version.lib.jboss.transaction-spi>
         <version.lib.jedis>3.1.0</version.lib.jedis>
-        <version.lib.jersey>2.32</version.lib.jersey>
+        <version.lib.jersey>2.33</version.lib.jersey>
         <version.lib.jms-api>2.0</version.lib.jms-api>
         <version.lib.jsonb-api>1.0.2</version.lib.jsonb-api>
         <version.lib.jsonp-api>1.1.6</version.lib.jsonp-api>
diff --git a/security/integration/jersey/pom.xml b/security/integration/jersey/pom.xml
index f46c395560c..900299ecc92 100644
--- a/security/integration/jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/security/integration/jersey/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2017, 2020 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -131,10 +131,5 @@
             <artifactId>helidon-webserver-jersey</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/webserver/jersey/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/jersey/JerseySupport.java b/webserver/jersey/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/jersey/JerseySupport.java
index 8287d8bf645..a7d45855e9e 100644
--- a/webserver/jersey/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/jersey/JerseySupport.java
+++ b/webserver/jersey/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/jersey/JerseySupport.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2020 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 import io.helidon.webserver.ServerResponse;
 import io.helidon.webserver.Service;
 
-import io.opentracing.Span;
 import io.opentracing.SpanContext;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.CommonProperties;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.PropertiesDelegate;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.collection.Ref;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ApplicationHandler;
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ public class JerseySupport implements Service {
 
     private static final Type REQUEST_TYPE = (new GenericType<Ref<ServerRequest>>() { }).getType();
     private static final Type RESPONSE_TYPE = (new GenericType<Ref<ServerResponse>>() { }).getType();
-    private static final Type SPAN_TYPE = (new GenericType<Ref<Span>>() { }).getType();
     private static final Type SPAN_CONTEXT_TYPE = (new GenericType<Ref<SpanContext>>() { }).getType();
     private static final AtomicReference<ExecutorService> DEFAULT_THREAD_POOL = new AtomicReference<>();
 
@@ -108,6 +107,18 @@ public class JerseySupport implements Service {
     private final HelidonJerseyContainer container;
     private final Thread serviceShutdownHook;
 
+    /**
+     * This configuration via system properties is for the Jersey Client API. Any
+     * response in an exception will be mapped to an empty one to prevent data leaks.
+     * See https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jersey/pull/4641.
+     */
+    static final String IGNORE_EXCEPTION_RESPONSE = "jersey.config.client.ignoreExceptionResponse";
+
+    static {
+         System.setProperty(CommonProperties.ALLOW_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_PROVIDER, "true");
+         System.setProperty(IGNORE_EXCEPTION_RESPONSE, "true");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a Jersey Support based on the provided JAX-RS application.
      *
diff --git a/webserver/jersey/src/test/java/io/helidon/webserver/jersey/JerseySupportTest.java b/webserver/jersey/src/test/java/io/helidon/webserver/jersey/JerseySupportTest.java
index 29c9964e545..68fd21a6fcd 100644
--- a/webserver/jersey/src/test/java/io/helidon/webserver/jersey/JerseySupportTest.java
+++ b/webserver/jersey/src/test/java/io/helidon/webserver/jersey/JerseySupportTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2020 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@
 
 import io.helidon.common.http.HttpRequest;
 
+import org.glassfish.jersey.CommonProperties;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import static io.helidon.webserver.jersey.JerseySupport.IGNORE_EXCEPTION_RESPONSE;
 import static io.helidon.webserver.jersey.JerseySupport.basePath;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.endsWith;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
@@ -332,6 +334,12 @@ public void testBasePath() {
                 is("/"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testJerseyProperties() {
+        assertThat(System.getProperty(CommonProperties.ALLOW_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_PROVIDER), is("true"));
+        assertThat(System.getProperty(IGNORE_EXCEPTION_RESPONSE), is("true"));
+    }
+
     static class PathMockup implements HttpRequest.Path {
         private final String absolutePath;
         private final String path;