diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f1995a3c..35d6a335 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "org.dafny:DafnyRuntime:4.2.0"
     implementation "software.amazon.smithy.dafny:conversion:0.1"
     implementation 'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.78.1'
-    api "org.apache.httpcomponents.core5:httpcore5:5.2.5"
+    api "org.apache.httpcomponents.core5:httpcore5:5.3"
     implementation "jakarta.json.bind:jakarta.json.bind-api:3.0.1"
     implementation "org.glassfish:jakarta.json:2.0.1"
     implementation "org.eclipse:yasson:3.0.4"
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ dependencies {
         resolutionStrategy {
             force("com.google.guava:guava:33.3.0-jre") // CVE for 31.1, keep to force transitive dependencies
             force("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.17.2") // Dependency Jar Hell
-            force("org.apache.httpcomponents.core5:httpcore5:5.2.5") // Dependency Jar Hell
+            force("org.apache.httpcomponents.core5:httpcore5:5.3") // Dependency Jar Hell
         }
     }
 }