diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 1e56f3fd32c98..17829336b60c4 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
         <hsqldb-version>2.7.2</hsqldb-version>
         <httpunit-version>1.7</httpunit-version>
         <httpcore-version>5.2.4</httpcore-version>
-        <httpclient-version>5.2.1</httpclient-version>
+        <httpclient-version>5.3</httpclient-version>
         <httpcore4-version>4.4.16</httpcore4-version>
         <httpclient4-version>4.5.14</httpclient4-version>
         <httpasyncclient-version>4.1.5</httpasyncclient-version>