diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b07b3b575..d1f1d6ecb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
-            <version>5.5</version> <!-- Check for the latest version -->
+            <version>5.6</version> <!-- Check for the latest version -->
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>