diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index bb092257..13e1b958 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         insn/insn {:mvn/version "0.5.2"}
         org.clojure/core.rrb-vector {:mvn/version "0.1.2"}
         org.babashka/cli {:mvn/version "0.8.58"}
-        org.babashka/http-client {:mvn/version "0.4.17"}
+        org.babashka/http-client {:mvn/version "0.4.18"}
         ;; native image bloat with ordered 1.5.10
         org.flatland/ordered {:mvn/version "1.5.9"}}
  :aliases {:babashka/dev
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 9a05ed5e..6f0fd15e 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                  [rewrite-clj/rewrite-clj "1.1.47"]
                  [insn/insn "0.5.2"]
                  [org.babashka/cli "0.8.58"]
-                 [org.babashka/http-client "0.4.17"]]
+                 [org.babashka/http-client "0.4.18"]]
   :plugins       [[org.kipz/lein-meta-bom "0.1.1"]]
   :metabom {:jar-name "metabom.jar"}
   :profiles {:feature/xml  {:source-paths ["feature-xml"]