diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index df2d7b6cdc..842c4defa4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ hamcrestVersion=2.2
 # Note: if changing this, we might need to match with the picard version in the SequenceAnalysis module build.gradle
 htsjdkVersion=4.0.0
 
-httpclient5Version=5.4
-httpcore5Version=5.3
+httpclient5Version=5.3.1
+httpcore5Version=5.2.5
 
 # Not used directly, but these are widely used transitive dependencies
 httpclientVersion=4.5.14