diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.target b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.target
index 9fab24550..6edd28ded 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.target
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.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-4.5" sequenceNumber="1528375371">
+<target name="jgit-4.5" sequenceNumber="1534457514">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.client" version="9.4.8.v20171121"/>
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.compress.source" version="1.15.0.v20180119-1613"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.logging" version="1.1.1.v201101211721"/>
       <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.httpcomponents.httpclient" version="4.5.5.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source" version="4.5.5.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore" version="4.4.9.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore.source" version="4.4.9.v20180409-1525"/>
       <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"/>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       <unit id="org.slf4j.impl.log4j12.source" version="1.7.2.v20131105-2200"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jzlib" version="1.1.1.v201205102305"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jzlib.source" version="1.1.1.v201205102305"/>
-      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20180606145124/repository"/>
+      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/S20180730183850/repository"/>
     </location>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.osgi" version="0.0.0"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.tpd b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.tpd
index c85343c9f..3ad176d8f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.tpd
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.5.tpd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 target "jgit-4.5" with source configurePhase
 
 include "projects/jetty-9.4.8.tpd"
-include "orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd"
+include "orbit/S20180730183850-2018-09.tpd"
 
 location "http://download.eclipse.org/releases/mars/" {
 	org.eclipse.osgi lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.target b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.target
index 909b3307e..8b0f244c5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.target
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.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-4.6" sequenceNumber="1528375359">
+<target name="jgit-4.6" sequenceNumber="1534457502">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.client" version="9.4.8.v20171121"/>
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.compress.source" version="1.15.0.v20180119-1613"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.logging" version="1.1.1.v201101211721"/>
       <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.httpcomponents.httpclient" version="4.5.5.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source" version="4.5.5.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore" version="4.4.9.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore.source" version="4.4.9.v20180409-1525"/>
       <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"/>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       <unit id="org.slf4j.impl.log4j12.source" version="1.7.2.v20131105-2200"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jzlib" version="1.1.1.v201205102305"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jzlib.source" version="1.1.1.v201205102305"/>
-      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20180606145124/repository"/>
+      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/S20180730183850/repository"/>
     </location>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.osgi" version="0.0.0"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.tpd b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.tpd
index 3c2a910f8..fcc8ba296 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.tpd
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.6.tpd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 target "jgit-4.6" with source configurePhase
 
 include "projects/jetty-9.4.8.tpd"
-include "orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd"
+include "orbit/S20180730183850-2018-09.tpd"
 
 location "http://download.eclipse.org/releases/neon/" {
 	org.eclipse.osgi lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.target b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.target
index 8b064bc1c..2a699e6c4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.target
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.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-4.7" sequenceNumber="1528375339">
+<target name="jgit-4.7" sequenceNumber="1534457483">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.client" version="9.4.8.v20171121"/>
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.compress.source" version="1.15.0.v20180119-1613"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.logging" version="1.1.1.v201101211721"/>
       <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.httpcomponents.httpclient" version="4.5.5.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source" version="4.5.5.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore" version="4.4.9.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore.source" version="4.4.9.v20180409-1525"/>
       <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"/>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       <unit id="org.slf4j.impl.log4j12.source" version="1.7.2.v20131105-2200"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jzlib" version="1.1.1.v201205102305"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jzlib.source" version="1.1.1.v201205102305"/>
-      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20180606145124/repository"/>
+      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/S20180730183850/repository"/>
     </location>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.osgi" version="0.0.0"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.tpd b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.tpd
index 4e543fffe..2b04cbcf5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.tpd
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.7.tpd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 target "jgit-4.7" with source configurePhase
 
 include "projects/jetty-9.4.8.tpd"
-include "orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd"
+include "orbit/S20180730183850-2018-09.tpd"
 
 location "http://download.eclipse.org/releases/oxygen/" {
 	org.eclipse.osgi lazy
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 6f57c9d6a..7522eaf49 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="1528872727">
+<target name="jgit-4.8" sequenceNumber="1534457477">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.client" version="9.4.8.v20171121"/>
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.compress.source" version="1.15.0.v20180119-1613"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.logging" version="1.1.1.v201101211721"/>
       <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="4.5.5.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source" version="4.5.5.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore" version="4.4.9.v20180409-1525"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore.source" version="4.4.9.v20180409-1525"/>
       <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"/>
@@ -64,12 +66,7 @@
       <unit id="org.slf4j.impl.log4j12.source" version="1.7.2.v20131105-2200"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jzlib" version="1.1.1.v201205102305"/>
       <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/"/>
+      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/S20180730183850/repository"/>
     </location>
     <location includeMode="slicer" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <unit id="org.eclipse.osgi" version="0.0.0"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.tpd b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.tpd
index efcba7c2c..7c3392bd2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.tpd
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/jgit-4.8.tpd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 target "jgit-4.8" with source configurePhase
 
 include "projects/jetty-9.4.8.tpd"
-include "orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd"
+include "orbit/S20180730183850-2018-09.tpd"
 
 location "http://download.eclipse.org/releases/oxygen/" {
 	org.eclipse.osgi lazy
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/S20180730183850-2018-09.tpd
similarity index 81%
rename from org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd
rename to org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/S20180730183850-2018-09.tpd
index 808b9d694..75d26bad2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/R20180606145124-Photon.tpd
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/orbit/S20180730183850-2018-09.tpd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-target "R20180606145124-Photon" with source configurePhase
+target "S20180730183850-2018-09" with source configurePhase
 // see http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/
 
-location "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20180606145124/repository" {
+location "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/S20180730183850/repository" {
 	org.apache.ant [1.9.6.v201510161327,1.9.6.v201510161327]
 	org.apache.ant.source [1.9.6.v201510161327,1.9.6.v201510161327]
 	org.apache.commons.codec [1.9.0.v20170208-1614,1.9.0.v20170208-1614]
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ location "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R2018060614512
 	org.apache.commons.compress.source [1.15.0.v20180119-1613,1.15.0.v20180119-1613s]
 	org.apache.commons.logging [1.1.1.v201101211721,1.1.1.v201101211721]
 	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 [4.5.5.v20180409-1525,4.5.5.v20180409-1525]
+	org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source [4.5.5.v20180409-1525,4.5.5.v20180409-1525]
+	org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore [4.4.9.v20180409-1525,4.4.9.v20180409-1525]
+	org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore.source [4.4.9.v20180409-1525,4.4.9.v20180409-1525]
 	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]
@@ -44,9 +46,3 @@ location "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R2018060614512
 	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]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 61869ff43..37c22d67e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@
     <servlet-api-version>3.1.0</servlet-api-version>
     <jetty-version>9.4.8.v20171121</jetty-version>
     <japicmp-version>0.12.0</japicmp-version>
-    <httpclient-version>4.5.2</httpclient-version>
-    <httpcore-version>4.4.6</httpcore-version>
+    <httpclient-version>4.5.5</httpclient-version>
+    <httpcore-version>4.4.9</httpcore-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.7.2</slf4j-version>
     <log4j-version>1.2.15</log4j-version>
     <maven-javadoc-plugin-version>3.0.1</maven-javadoc-plugin-version>