diff --git a/contrast-finder-utils/pom.xml b/contrast-finder-utils/pom.xml
index de81ff0..69cef9c 100644
--- a/contrast-finder-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/contrast-finder-utils/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.3.1</version>
+            <version>4.3.6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>