diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 927554a9f7598..f1f30223b08c8 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
         <hk2-version>2.6.1</hk2-version>
         <hsqldb-version>2.7.4</hsqldb-version>
         <httpunit-version>1.7</httpunit-version>
-        <httpcore-version>5.3.6</httpcore-version>
+        <httpcore-version>5.4</httpcore-version>
         <httpclient-version>5.5.1</httpclient-version>
         <httpcore4-version>4.4.16</httpcore4-version>
         <httpclient4-version>4.5.14</httpclient4-version>