diff --git a/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml b/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml
index 211678e4d1f6..656ec88fe9e0 100644
--- a/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml
+++ b/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.5</version>
+      <version>4.5.13</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>