diff --git a/secure-embedded-cache/pom.xml b/secure-embedded-cache/pom.xml
index 3a6a5d8cf..4bb2028c2 100644
--- a/secure-embedded-cache/pom.xml
+++ b/secure-embedded-cache/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
          <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-         <version>4.3.3</version>
+         <version>4.5.13</version>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>