diff --git a/vmware/vro/plugin/pom.xml b/vmware/vro/plugin/pom.xml
index 40e9a06f9..8514d3c53 100644
--- a/vmware/vro/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/vmware/vro/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.7</version>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>