diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4899373..d04c864 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     <version.srcdeps-maven-plugin>0.0.11</version.srcdeps-maven-plugin>
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
-    <version.apache.httpclient>4.5.1</version.apache.httpclient>
+    <version.apache.httpclient>4.5.13</version.apache.httpclient>
     <version.apache.httpcore>4.4.4</version.apache.httpcore>
     <version.ch.qos.logback>1.2.2</version.ch.qos.logback>
     <version.com.fazecast>1.3.11</version.com.fazecast>