diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
index f25ee16da7..d88f45540e 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
-            <version>5.4.4</version>
+            <version>5.5</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>