diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index a385203d4..696e67245 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Import-Package: org.apache.http;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.client;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.client.config;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.client.methods;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.client.params;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.client;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.client.config;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.client.methods;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.client.params;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
  org.apache.http.config;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.conn;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.conn.params;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.conn.scheme;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.conn.socket;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.conn.ssl;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.conn.util;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.conn;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.conn.params;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.conn.scheme;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.conn.socket;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.conn.ssl;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.conn.util;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
  org.apache.http.entity;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.impl.client;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.impl.conn;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.impl.client;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.impl.conn;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
  org.apache.http.params;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
  org.apache.http.ssl;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
  org.eclipse.jgit.annotations;version="[5.11.0,5.12.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 0bcc57c8e..6ade47cef 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Import-Package: javax.servlet;version="[2.5.0,3.2.0)",
  org.apache.commons.codec;version="[1.6.0,2.0.0)",
  org.apache.commons.codec.binary;version="[1.6.0,2.0.0)",
  org.apache.http;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.client;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.client;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
  org.apache.http.message;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
  org.eclipse.jetty.continuation;version="[9.4.5,10.0.0)",
  org.eclipse.jetty.http;version="[9.4.5,10.0.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 63e9082de..28666228f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Import-Package: javax.servlet;version="[3.1.0,4.0.0)",
  javax.servlet.http;version="[3.1.0,4.0.0)",
  org.apache.http;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.client;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.client.methods;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.client;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.client.methods;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
  org.apache.http.entity;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.impl.client;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
+ org.apache.http.impl.client;version="[4.4.0,5.0.0)",
  org.eclipse.jetty.continuation;version="[9.4.5,10.0.0)",
  org.eclipse.jetty.http;version="[9.4.5,10.0.0)",
  org.eclipse.jetty.io;version="[9.4.5,10.0.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index db1bc2a03..b617ecd63 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Import-Package: com.google.gson;version="[2.8.0,3.0.0)",
  javax.servlet.annotation;version="[3.1.0,4.0.0)",
  javax.servlet.http;version="[3.1.0,4.0.0)",
  org.apache.http;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.client;version="[4.3.0,5.0.0)",
  org.eclipse.jgit.annotations;version="[5.11.0,5.12.0)",
  org.eclipse.jgit.internal;version="[5.11.0,5.12.0)",
  org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.file;version="[5.11.0,5.12.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 9a2133ede..ac374d0de 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs;version="5.11.0",
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Import-Package: com.google.gson;version="[2.8.0,3.0.0)",
  com.google.gson.stream;version="[2.8.0,3.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.impl.client;version="[4.2.6,5.0.0)",
- org.apache.http.impl.conn;version="[4.2.6,5.0.0)",
  org.eclipse.jgit.annotations;version="[5.11.0,5.12.0)";resolution:=optional,
  org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors;version="[5.11.0,5.12.0)",
  org.eclipse.jgit.attributes;version="[5.11.0,5.12.0)",