diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index dd526598..36625f6a 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.1</version>
+                <version>3.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>