diff --git a/resthub-web/resthub-web-client/pom.xml b/resthub-web/resthub-web-client/pom.xml
index d9adbef84..fdaf06b66 100644
--- a/resthub-web/resthub-web-client/pom.xml
+++ b/resthub-web/resthub-web-client/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <description>RESThub webservice client for requesting REST webservices with JSON support bundled</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <async.http.client.version>1.8.13</async.http.client.version>
+        <async.http.client.version>1.9.0</async.http.client.version>
         <spring-security-oauth2.version>1.0.5.RELEASE</spring-security-oauth2.version>
         <spring.security.version>3.2.5.RELEASE</spring.security.version>
     </properties>