diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 46d09da..1ffd0b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
   		<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-  		<version>4.5.3</version>
+  		<version>4.5.13</version>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud</groupId>