diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
index c8bb82f0ea..8a2b50ad76 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
-            <version>5.4.1</version>
+            <version>5.4.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>