diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f866395e..d70d810d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
             <artifactId>google-http-client</artifactId>
-            <version>1.39.2-sp.1</version>
+            <version>1.40.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>