diff --git a/SciCumulusCore/pom.xml b/SciCumulusCore/pom.xml
index 0fe2e4e..73c7c34 100644
--- a/SciCumulusCore/pom.xml
+++ b/SciCumulusCore/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.3.3</version>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>