diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0d5f306..9b369cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
+			<version>3.1</version>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<!-- FILE UPLOAD-progress-bar -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.widgets</groupId>