diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad4df3c..19a2fbe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ and https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SUREFIRE-1588 -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.3</version>
+            <version>4.3.6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>