diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 5e8e721e..400e3780 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ant-contrib.version=1.0b3
 bouncycastle.version=1.62
 commons-vfs2.version=2.2
 hamcrest.version=1.3
-httpclient.version=4.5.5
+httpclient.version=4.5.9
 jsch.agentproxy.version=0.0.9
 jsch.version=0.1.54
 junit.version=4.12