diff --git a/github/pom.xml b/github/pom.xml
index 321257a..6d0916a 100644
--- a/github/pom.xml
+++ b/github/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1</version>
+      <version>4.3.6</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>