diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6eab77f..5e16484 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.3</version>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Logging with SLF4J & LogBack -->
         <dependency>