diff --git a/modules/integration/tests-common/integration-test-utils/src/main/java/org/wso2/am/integration/test/utils/bean/APIRequest.java b/modules/integration/tests-common/integration-test-utils/src/main/java/org/wso2/am/integration/test/utils/bean/APIRequest.java
index 74d1a78142..51e694f404 100644
--- a/modules/integration/tests-common/integration-test-utils/src/main/java/org/wso2/am/integration/test/utils/bean/APIRequest.java
+++ b/modules/integration/tests-common/integration-test-utils/src/main/java/org/wso2/am/integration/test/utils/bean/APIRequest.java
@@ -435,6 +435,10 @@ public String getName() {
         return name;
     }
 
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
     public org.json.simple.JSONObject getEndpointConfig() {
         return endpoint;
     }
diff --git a/modules/integration/tests-integration/tests-backend/src/test/java/org/wso2/am/integration/tests/publisher/APIM520UpdateAnAPIThroughThePublisherRestAPITestCase.java b/modules/integration/tests-integration/tests-backend/src/test/java/org/wso2/am/integration/tests/publisher/APIM520UpdateAnAPIThroughThePublisherRestAPITestCase.java
index dd0ec20573..cd8417f364 100644
--- a/modules/integration/tests-integration/tests-backend/src/test/java/org/wso2/am/integration/tests/publisher/APIM520UpdateAnAPIThroughThePublisherRestAPITestCase.java
+++ b/modules/integration/tests-integration/tests-backend/src/test/java/org/wso2/am/integration/tests/publisher/APIM520UpdateAnAPIThroughThePublisherRestAPITestCase.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 public class APIM520UpdateAnAPIThroughThePublisherRestAPITestCase extends APIMIntegrationBaseTest {
 
     private final String apiNameTest = "APIM520PublisherTest";
+    private final String apiUpdatedNameTest = "PublisherTestRenameAPI";
+    private final String updatedApiName = "PublisherNewTestRenameAPI";
     private final String apiVersion = "1.0.0";
     private APIPublisherRestClient apiPublisher;
     private String apiProviderName;
@@ -138,6 +140,46 @@ public void testUpdateAnAPIThroughThePublisherRest() throws Exception {
 
     }
 
+    @Test(groups = {"wso2.am"}, description = "Update an API Through the Publisher Rest API after renaming the API")
+    public void testUpdateAnAPIThroughThePublisherRestAfterRename() throws Exception {
+
+        String apiContextTest = "apiRenamingContext";
+        String apiDescription = "This is Test API Created by API Manager Integration Test for API Renaming";
+
+        //Create an API
+        APIRequest apiCreationRequestBean = new APIRequest(apiUpdatedNameTest, apiContextTest,
+                new URL(apiProductionEndPointUrl));
+        apiCreationRequestBean.setVersion(apiVersion);
+        apiCreationRequestBean.setProvider(apiProviderName);
+        apiCreationRequestBean.setDescription(apiDescription);
+        apiCreationRequestBean.setTiersCollection("Gold,Bronze");
+
+        HttpResponse apiCreationResponse = restAPIPublisher.addAPI(apiCreationRequestBean);
+        id = apiCreationResponse.getData();
+        assertEquals(apiCreationResponse.getResponseCode(), Response.Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(),
+                "Response Code miss matched when creating the API");
+
+        //Check availability of the API in publisher
+        HttpResponse apiResponsePublisher = restAPIPublisher.getAPI(id);
+        assertTrue(apiResponsePublisher.getData().contains(apiUpdatedNameTest),
+                apiUpdatedNameTest + " is not visible in publisher");
+
+        //Update API with name change
+        apiCreationRequestBean.setName(updatedApiName);
+
+        HttpResponse apiUpdateResponse = restAPIPublisher.updateAPI(apiCreationRequestBean, id);
+        assertEquals(apiUpdateResponse.getResponseCode(), Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(),
+                "Response Code miss matched when creating the API");
+        waitForAPIDeployment();
+
+        // Check whether API is updated from the above request. This API Name should not get updated
+        // when not in a cloud scenario
+        HttpResponse apiUpdateResponsePublisher = restAPIPublisher.getAPI(id);
+
+        assertTrue(apiUpdateResponsePublisher.getData().contains(apiUpdatedNameTest),
+                apiUpdatedNameTest + " is updated");
+    }
+
     @AfterClass(alwaysRun = true)
     public void destroyAPIs() throws Exception {
         restAPIPublisher.deleteAPI(id);
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00397f06f4..d65ec8751b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@
         <opencsv.version>1.8</opencsv.version>
         <poi.version>3.0-FINAL</poi.version>
         <woden.version>1.0.0.M8-wso2v1</woden.version>
-        <synapse.version>2.1.7-wso2v227</synapse.version>
+        <synapse.version>3.0.1</synapse.version>
         <passthru.transport.patch.version>1.0.2</passthru.transport.patch.version>
         <axis2.wso2.version>1.6.1-wso2v63</axis2.wso2.version>
         <axiom.wso2.version>1.2.11-wso2v16</axiom.wso2.version>