diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23dfabba..ffa30432 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <java.version>11</java.version>
         <oauth2.version>2.1.1.RELEASE</oauth2.version>
         <commonsio.version>2.6</commonsio.version>
-        <docusign.version>3.6.0</docusign.version>
+        <docusign.version>3.7.0-BETA</docusign.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/docusign/controller/examples/AbstractController.java b/src/main/java/com/docusign/controller/examples/AbstractController.java
index 8a95cc89..27206647 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/docusign/controller/examples/AbstractController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/docusign/controller/examples/AbstractController.java
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ protected abstract Object doWork(WorkArguments args, ModelMap model,
     protected static ApiClient createApiClient(String basePath, String userAccessToken) {
         ApiClient apiClient = new ApiClient(basePath);
         apiClient.addDefaultHeader(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, BEARER_AUTHENTICATION + userAccessToken);
-       // it is a workaround to NPE that occurs on versions before 3.7.0-BETA
-        apiClient.addAuthorization("docusignAccessCode", null);
+
         return apiClient;
     }