diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5332c0..0b681cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- Dependency versions -->
         <ehcache-spring-annotations.version>1.2.0</ehcache-spring-annotations.version>
-        <http-client.version>4.1.2</http-client.version>
+        <http-client.version>4.5.13</http-client.version>
         <jackson.version>1.9.4</jackson.version>
         <jaxb2basics.version>0.6.0</jaxb2basics.version>
         <spring.version>3.1.0.RELEASE</spring.version>