diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2d7a5ef1f..f4991977d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.25.4</version>
+      <version>2.17.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@
       <artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
       <version>3.1</version>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- upgrade to -->
-    <!-- <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
-      <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
-      <version>5.2.1</version>
-    </dependency> -->
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+      <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+      <version>4.5.14</version>
+    </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@
           <groupId>xom</groupId>
           <artifactId>xom</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
+          <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>