diff --git a/extensions/expath/pom.xml b/extensions/expath/pom.xml
index 4d2631c7009..e803cb8aadd 100644
--- a/extensions/expath/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/expath/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.expath.http.client</groupId>
             <artifactId>http-client-java</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4.1</version>
+            <version>1.5.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>