diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ff96ba664..a7d6480a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		<version.hamcrest-core>1.3</version.hamcrest-core>
 		<version.hamcrest-library>1.3</version.hamcrest-library>
 		<version.json-simple>1.1.1</version.json-simple>
-		<version.httpclient>4.5.4</version.httpclient>
+		<version.httpclient>4.5.6</version.httpclient>
 		<version.enforcer.plugin>1.4.1</version.enforcer.plugin>
 		<version.eclipse.plugin>2.10</version.eclipse.plugin>