diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 4835b5e3ce168..5fe3f0adb8285 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
         <hsqldb-version>2.7.4</hsqldb-version>
         <httpunit-version>1.7</httpunit-version>
         <httpcore-version>5.3.6</httpcore-version>
-        <httpclient-version>5.5.1</httpclient-version>
+        <httpclient-version>5.6</httpclient-version>
         <httpcore4-version>4.4.16</httpcore4-version>
         <httpclient4-version>4.5.14</httpclient4-version>
         <httpasyncclient-version>4.1.5</httpasyncclient-version>