diff --git a/rest-testing/pom.xml b/rest-testing/pom.xml
index a789c5781606..92ecb2ffaa62 100644
--- a/rest-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/rest-testing/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         <mockito.version>1.9.5</mockito.version>
 
         <httpcore.version>4.3.1</httpcore.version>
-        <httpclient.version>4.3.1</httpclient.version>
+        <httpclient.version>4.5.13</httpclient.version>
 
         <rest-assured.version>2.1.0</rest-assured.version>