diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cce3041..fc94332 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.3</version>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- This is supposed to be required for unit Testing -->
         <dependency>