diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.target b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.target
index 564b49326..6f57c9d6a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.target
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.target
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <?pde?>
 <!-- generated with https://github.com/mbarbero/fr.obeo.releng.targetplatform -->
-<target name="jgit-4.8" sequenceNumber="1528373976">
+<target name="jgit-4.8" sequenceNumber="1528872727">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.client" version="9.4.8.v20171121"/>
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.logging.source" version="1.1.1.v201101211721"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore" version="4.4.6.v20170210-0925"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore.source" version="4.4.6.v20170210-0925"/>
-      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient" version="4.5.2.v20180410-1551"/>
-      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source" version="4.5.2.v20180410-1551"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.log4j" version="1.2.15.v201012070815"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.log4j.source" version="1.2.15.v201012070815"/>
       <unit id="org.kohsuke.args4j" version="2.33.0.v20160323-2218"/>
@@ -68,6 +66,11 @@
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jzlib.source" version="1.1.1.v201205102305"/>
       <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20180606145124/repository"/>
     </location>
+    <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient" version="4.5.2.v20170210-0925"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source" version="4.5.2.v20170210-0925"/>
+      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20170919201930/repository/"/>
+    </location>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.osgi" version="0.0.0"/>
       <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/releases/oxygen/"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd
index 8497c2c87..808b9d694 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ location "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R2018060614512
 	org.apache.commons.logging.source [1.1.1.v201101211721,1.1.1.v201101211721]
 	org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore [4.4.6.v20170210-0925,4.4.6.v20170210-0925]
 	org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore.source [4.4.6.v20170210-0925,4.4.6.v20170210-0925]
-	org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient [4.5.2.v20180410-1551,4.5.2.v20180410-1551]
-	org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source [4.5.2.v20180410-1551,4.5.2.v20180410-1551]
 	org.apache.log4j [1.2.15.v201012070815,1.2.15.v201012070815]
 	org.apache.log4j.source [1.2.15.v201012070815,1.2.15.v201012070815]
 	org.kohsuke.args4j [2.33.0.v20160323-2218,2.33.0.v20160323-2218]
@@ -45,4 +43,10 @@ location "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R2018060614512
 	org.slf4j.impl.log4j12.source [1.7.2.v20131105-2200,1.7.2.v20131105-2200]
 	com.jcraft.jzlib [1.1.1.v201205102305,1.1.1.v201205102305]
 	com.jcraft.jzlib.source [1.1.1.v201205102305,1.1.1.v201205102305]
+}
+
+location "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20170919201930/repository/" {
+	// platform uses this outdated version of httpclient in Photon
+	org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient [4.5.2.v20170210-0925,4.5.2.v20170210-0925]
+	org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source [4.5.2.v20170210-0925,4.5.2.v20170210-0925]
 }
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