diff --git a/httpclient5/pom.xml b/httpclient5/pom.xml
index 7c8f29bbc..cd37d1acd 100644
--- a/httpclient5/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient5/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
         <artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.1</version>
+        <version>1.8.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>download-public-suffix-list</id>