diff --git a/tool_files/maven_3_3_9/floodgage/pom.xml b/tool_files/maven_3_3_9/floodgage/pom.xml
index 6ade28e0..b9c28632 100644
--- a/tool_files/maven_3_3_9/floodgage/pom.xml
+++ b/tool_files/maven_3_3_9/floodgage/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
           <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-          <version>4.5.2</version>
+          <version>4.5.13</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>