diff --git a/atf-application/pom.xml b/atf-application/pom.xml
index e1b1068f..1f3c8ce6 100644
--- a/atf-application/pom.xml
+++ b/atf-application/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.2</version>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>