diff --git a/wordcount/pom.xml b/wordcount/pom.xml
index 93ae767..eab7ee5 100644
--- a/wordcount/pom.xml
+++ b/wordcount/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-      <version>4.5.6</version>
+      <version>4.5.13</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>