diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f317348..385b985 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.2</version>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.marklogic</groupId>