diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [9.6.5] - 2026-07-30
+
+### Added:
+- We updated the httpclient5 dependency to 5.6.2
+
 ## [9.6.4] - 2025-10-13
 
 ### Added:
diff --git a/dist/UnitTesting_9.6.5.mpk b/dist/UnitTesting_9.6.5.mpk
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1f74fc2..b92dca9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.mendix.UnitTesting</groupId>
     <artifactId>UnitTesting</artifactId>
-    <version>9.6.4</version>
+    <version>9.6.5</version>
 
     <repositories>
         <repository>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
-            <version>5.2.1</version>
+            <version>5.6.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
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