diff --git a/core-services/egov-notification-sms/pom.xml b/core-services/egov-notification-sms/pom.xml
index d6cbdb22e8..96bf9664b1 100644
--- a/core-services/egov-notification-sms/pom.xml
+++ b/core-services/egov-notification-sms/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.3</version>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>