diff --git a/doxia-core/pom.xml b/doxia-core/pom.xml
index 03bc77347..3df20aafd 100644
--- a/doxia-core/pom.xml
+++ b/doxia-core/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-      <version>4.5.8</version>
+      <version>4.5.12</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>