diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 236ca2b023..ebab0368f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
         <google.gson.version>2.13.2</google.gson.version>
         <groovy.version>5.0.5</groovy.version>
         <httpcore.version>5.4.2</httpcore.version>
-        <httpclient.version>5.6</httpclient.version>
+        <httpclient.version>5.6.1</httpclient.version>
         <jaxbri.version>4.0.3</jaxbri.version>
         <jetty.version>12.1.8</jetty.version>
         <!-- jibx.version removed: AXIS2-6105 -->