diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e0547113..496008c87 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
-            <version>5.3.1</version>
+            <version>5.6.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.nimbusds</groupId>