diff --git a/plugins/de.cognicrypt.core/pom.xml b/plugins/de.cognicrypt.core/pom.xml
index aa3294a14..10cab12f1 100644
--- a/plugins/de.cognicrypt.core/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/de.cognicrypt.core/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-			<version>4.5.9</version>
+			<version>4.5.13</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>