diff --git a/httpclient/pom.xml b/httpclient/pom.xml
index 9a74b4f6d..9c2f634bd 100644
--- a/httpclient/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient/pom.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
         <artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.2.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>download-public-suffix-list</id>