diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 7c946990..45cd9cc8 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 067095f5..326b7aaa 100644
--- a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.3</version>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-net</groupId>