diff --git a/gsn-core/pom.xml b/gsn-core/pom.xml
index e69ea9ff7..581527bb3 100644
--- a/gsn-core/pom.xml
+++ b/gsn-core/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-			<version>4.3.2</version>
+			<version>4.3.6</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>