diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 22e8646..97e8013 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
         <!-- optional dependencies -->
         <okhttp.version>4.12.0</okhttp.version>
-        <apache.http.client.version>5.5.1</apache.http.client.version>
+        <apache.http.client.version>5.6</apache.http.client.version>
         <jetty.client.version>9.4.54.v20240208</jetty.client.version>
         <!-- dependencies for unit test -->
         <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>